Back اقتحام السفارة الإسرائيلية في القاهرة 2011 Arabic تصرف سفارت اسرائیل در مصر Persian תקיפת שגרירות ישראל במצרים (2011) HE Penyerbuan Kedutaan Besar Israel di Kairo (2011) ID Ataque de 2011 à embaixada de Israel no Egito Portuguese
| 2011 attack on the Israeli embassy in Egypt | |||
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| Part of events surrounding the 2011 Egyptian revolution | |||
| Date | 9–10 September 2011 | ||
| Location | 30°01′43.20″N 31°13′01″E / 30.0286667°N 31.21694°E | ||
| Methods | Demonstrations, rioting, online activism, infiltration[2] | ||
| Number | |||
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| Casualties | |||
| Death(s) | 3 Egyptian protesters[2] | ||
| Injuries | ~1,049 Egyptian protesters[2] | ||
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On 9 September 2011, several thousand protesters forcibly entered the Israeli embassy in Giza, Greater Cairo, after breaking down a recently constructed wall built to protect the compound.[3][4][5] The protesters later broke into a police station and stole weapons, resulting in police using tear gas in an attempt to protect themselves. The demonstrators eventually broke through the security wall and entered the offices of the embassy. Six members of the embassy staff, who had been in a "safe room", were evacuated from the site by Egyptian commandos, following the personal intervention of United States President Barack Obama.[6][7][8]
Following the attack, the Israeli deputy ambassador remained in Cairo; 85 staff members and their families returned to Israel.[9] The Egyptian army declared a state of alert.
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- ^ a b c Kessler, Oren (10 September 2011). "Egypt vows to prosecute those who targeted embassy". The Jerusalem Post. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Alabass, Bassem (12 September 2011). "Israeli workers in Egypt fly home in fear for safety". Archived from the original on 10 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Hadid, Diaa (10 September 2011). "Egypt commandos save 6 Israelis in embassy attack". Archived from the original on 5 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Williams, Dan (10 September 2011). "Israel lauds Obama's role in Cairo crisis". Reuters. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ "Obama asks Egypt to protect Israeli embassy". 10 September 2011. Archived from the original on 12 June 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2012.
- ^ Kirkpatrick, David (10 September 2011). "After Attack on Embassy, Egypt Vows a Tougher Stance on Protests". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 September 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2012.