Portal:Israel/Did you know/5

• ...that the first postage stamps of Israel (pictured) were issued on May 16 1948, within 48 hours of the independent republic being proclaimed?
• ...that the most famous accomplishment of the Israeli Engineering Corps is breaching the Suez Canal during the 1973 Arab-Israeli War?
• ...that Israel is the world's largest recipient of United States overseas military assistance?

Source

1. Wikipedia:Recent additions/2004/September, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
2. Wikipedia:Recent additions/2007/May, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.
3. Wikipedia:Recent additions/2008/February, Numbered archive of Main Page appearance.