Mitla Incident During The Suez War
During the Israeli invasion of Egypt in the Suez War of 1956 the pass was captured by the 202nd Brigade of the Israeli army, commanded by Ariel Sharon, without the approval of the Israeli leadership. Sharon was criticised for this. see Ariel Sharon: Mitla incident.
Coordinates: 30°01′N 32°53′E / 30.017°N 32.883°E / 30.017; 32.883
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