Suez Crisis led to a withdrawal. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower had strongly warned Britain not to invade; he threatened serious damage to the British financial system by selling the US government's pound sterling bonds. Historians conclude the crisis "signified the end of Great Britain's role as one of the world's major powers". The Suez Canal was closed from October 1956 until March 1957. Israel fulfilled some of its objectives, such as attaining freedom of navigation through the Straits of Tiran, which Egypt had blocked to Israeli shipping since 1950. As a result of the conflict, the United Nations created the UNEF
Crime of aggression At the Review Conference, Japan issued two statements before and after the adoption of the amendments took place: In 2006, the House of Lords ruled in the case or "R v Jones" that the crime of aggression did not exist in English law as it applied within the United Kingdom. After its formal participation in the Review Conference as Observer, on 15 June 2010 the United States government held a special briefing on the Conference outlining what they deemed as accomplishments. The following article(s) are related with the adopted amendments concerning the provision on "crime of aggression". Exercise of jurisdiction