This was the name of the line of Israeli defenses along the east bank of the Suez Canal.
- The Bar-Lev Line
- The Main Line of Resistance
- The Meir Line
- The West Wall
The Bar-Lev line. Completed in 1970 the line was named for IDF Chief of Staff, General Chaim Bar-Lev. It consisted of a series of 35 strongpoints dug deep into the ground.
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