The United Kingdom, France, and Israel thought they could get away with their secret plan to occupy Egypt, but the United Nations had other plans. When their troika of troops marched into Egyptian territory, the international community rallied against them. On November 7, 1956, the UN General Assembly passed a resolution demanding the immediate withdrawal of British, French, and Israeli forces from Egypt. The Suez Crisis, as it came to be known, marked a major turning point in global politics, as the United States and the Soviet Union put aside their differences to condemn the invasion.