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The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 6 to 25 October 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria.
May 31, 2024 · Yom Kippur War, fourth of the Arab-Israeli wars, which was initiated by Egypt and Syria on October 6, 1973, on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur. It also occurred during Ramadan, the sacred month of fasting in Islam, and it lasted until October 26, 1973.
Nov 9, 2009 · On October 6, 1973, hoping to win back territory lost to Israel during the third Arab-Israeli war, in 1967, Egyptian and Syrian forces launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom...
Oct 8, 2018 · The war, known to Israelis as the Yom Kippur War, and to Arabs as the October War, ushered in a new reality in the Arab world and changed the face of US foreign policy towards the Middle...
Oct 11, 2023 · As TIME described the outbreak of the Yom Kippur war in the Oct. 15, 1973, issue of the magazine: The fighting erupted when Egyptian troops surged across the Suez Canal and Syrian soldiers...
Oct 6, 2023 · A surprise attack on Israeli territory by Arab coalition forces on October 6, 1973, began the final and bloodiest conflict of the Arab-Israeli wars. We asked SIS professor Boaz Atzili a few questions about how the influence of the conflict is still felt today.
On October 6, 1973–Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar–Egypt and Syria opened a coordinated surprise attack against Israel. The equivalent of the total forces of NATO in Europe were mobilized on Israel’s borders.
