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United States Begins Operation Nickel Grass Airlift to Israel

The Nixon administration launched an emergency U.S. airlift (Operation Nickel Grass) to resupply Israel with weapons and military equipment during the Yom Kippur War.

United States Begins Operation Nickel Grass Airlift to Israel

The airlift was a decisive U.S. intervention that shaped the course of the Middle East conflict and heightened Cold War tensions and subsequent energy and diplomatic repercussions.

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