On October 6, at 14:00, as part of Operation Badr, over 200 Egyptian aircraft participated in an air strike against various Israeli targets in the Sinai.
As part of the strike, IL-28 tactical bombers attacked Fort Budapest.
The bombers were moderately accurate, some of the bombs finding their targets and others landing outside the fort's perimeter.
Budapest was also targeted by an artillery barrage, beginning at 14:05.
While the fire preparation was underway, the Sa'iqa company moved out of Port Said to conduct its landing east of the fort.
At the same time the main attacking force began moving from its positions east of Port Fouad.
In the lead were three T-34s with mine flails to breach the minefield, closely followed by combat engineers, and then the advance fireteams.
Behind these, forming the first echelon of the battalion, was a platoon in amphibious vehicles supported by the three remaining T-34s.

As soon as the lead T-34s reached the minefield, they came under heavy fire from the fort's garrison.
Soon all three tanks were either destroyed or damaged, so the combat engineers proceeded to breach the minefield on their own.
Israeli aircraft began strafing and bombing the Egyptian forces for over two and a half hours while encountering no resistance, leading to the destruction of all six tanks and five vehicles.
The Israelis bombed Egyptian forces at the minefield and on an area of the strip stretching two kilometers towards Port Fouad.
Under fire from the air and from the fort, the attack bogged down to a complete halt before the Egyptians began to retreat.
Salah ordered his battalion to assume defensive positions east of Port Fouad to repel any Israeli counterattack and to regroup.

The Sa'iqa company achieved the only discernible success of the attack.
It managed to land four kilometers east of the fort without facing any aerial resistance (as the company was sailing in civilian fishing boats).
The company managed to prevent Israeli reinforcements from reaching the fort, destroying a number of tanks and vehicles.
It also captured six Israeli soldiers.

Salah planned to attempt another attack against Budapest on October 8, and al-Mezahi, whose battalion would carry out the second attempt, took the necessary preparations.
The attack was canceled however, due to heavy Israeli aerial attacks against Port Said throughout the night of October 7/8.
The Sa'iqa company continued to hold its positions east of Budapest for four days, until Salah decided to withdraw it due to the casualties it had sustained.
On October 6, at 14:00, as part of Operation Badr, over 200 Egyptian aircraft participated in an air strike against various Israeli targets in the Sinai. As part of the strike, IL-28 tactical bombers attacked Fort Budapest. The bombers were moderately accurate, some of the bombs finding their targets and others landing outside the fort's perimeter. Budapest was also targeted by an artillery barrage, beginning at 14:05. While the fire preparation was underway, the Sa'iqa company moved out of Port Said to conduct its landing east of the fort. At the same time the main attacking force began moving from its positions east of Port Fouad. In the lead were three T-34s with mine flails to breach the minefield, closely followed by combat engineers, and then the advance fireteams. Behind these, forming the first echelon of the battalion, was a platoon in amphibious vehicles supported by the three remaining T-34s.
As soon as the lead T-34s reached the minefield, they came under heavy fire from the fort's garrison. Soon all three tanks were either destroyed or damaged, so the combat engineers proceeded to breach the minefield on their own. Israeli aircraft began strafing and bombing the Egyptian forces for over two and a half hours while encountering no resistance, leading to the destruction of all six tanks and five vehicles. The Israelis bombed Egyptian forces at the minefield and on an area of the strip stretching two kilometers towards Port Fouad. Under fire from the air and from the fort, the attack bogged down to a complete halt before the Egyptians began to retreat. Salah ordered his battalion to assume defensive positions east of Port Fouad to repel any Israeli counterattack and to regroup.
The Sa'iqa company achieved the only discernible success of the attack. It managed to land four kilometers east of the fort without facing any aerial resistance (as the company was sailing in civilian fishing boats). The company managed to prevent Israeli reinforcements from reaching the fort, destroying a number of tanks and vehicles. It also captured six Israeli soldiers.
Salah planned to attempt another attack against Budapest on October 8, and al-Mezahi, whose battalion would carry out the second attempt, took the necessary preparations. The attack was canceled however, due to heavy Israeli aerial attacks against Port Said throughout the night of October 7/8. The Sa'iqa company continued to hold its positions east of Budapest for four days, until Salah decided to withdraw it due to the casualties it had sustained.
Battles of Fort Budapest