Bar Lev Line

The Bar Lev Line (Hebrew: קו בר לב, Kav Bar Lev; Arabic: خط بارليف, Khaṭṭ Barlīf) was a chain of fortifications built by Israel along the eastern bank of the Suez Canal after it occupied the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt during the 1967 Six-Day War. It was considered impenetrable by the Israelis until it was overrun in 1973 by the Egyptian military during Operation Badr. History The Bar Lev Line evolved from a group of rudimentary fortifications placed along the canal line. In response to Egyptian …