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The Egyptian navy sinks the Israeli destroyer Eilat off Sinai, killing forty people.
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- 01Wallis, F. (2000). Nuusdagboek: feite en fratse oor 1000 jaar, Kaapstad: Human & Rousseau
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, August 28). The Egyptian navy sinks the Israeli destroyer Eilat off Sinai, killing forty people.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092698
South African History Online (2012) 'The Egyptian navy sinks the Israeli destroyer Eilat off Sinai, killing forty people.', South African History Online, 28 August. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092698 (Accessed: 2 October 2026).
South African History Online, The Egyptian navy sinks the Israeli destroyer Eilat off Sinai, killing forty people. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092698, (accessed 2 October 2026).
"The Egyptian navy sinks the Israeli destroyer Eilat off Sinai, killing forty people.." South African History Online, 28 Aug. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092698. Accessed 2 Oct. 2026.
South African History Online. "The Egyptian navy sinks the Israeli destroyer Eilat off Sinai, killing forty people.." South African History Online. August 28, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0092698.
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