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The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, [60] the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. Most of the fighting occurred in the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights, territories occupied by Israel ...
10 April – The Israeli Knesset elects Ephraim Katzir as President of Israel, by a majority of 66 to 41 votes cast in favour of his opponent, Ephraim Urbach. 24 May – Ephraim Katzir assumes office as the fourth president of the State of Israel. July – The 1973 Maccabiah Games are held.
Awaiting for them was a dug-in force of 800 Israeli tanks supported by infantry equipped with SS.11 missiles, as well as American-made LAW and TOW anti-tank missiles. Israel had in the Sinai by October 14 around fifteen brigades totaling nearly 60,000 infantry. The Israeli air force provided intense air cover during the battle. [2] [7]
This is a list of wars and other major military engagements involving Israel.Since its declaration of independence in May 1948, the State of Israel has fought various wars with its neighbouring Arab states, two major Palestinian Arab uprisings known as the First Intifada and the Second Intifada (see Israeli–Palestinian conflict), and a broad series of other armed engagements rooted in the ...
On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) Base Ofira at Sharm el-Sheikh came under attack by 20 Egyptian Air Force MiG-17s and their eight MiG-21 escorts.
Legislative elections were held in Israel on 31 December 1973. Voter turnout was 79%. [1] The election was postponed for two months because of the Yom Kippur War.
Israel wasted no time after Bashar al-Assad’s fall to bomb all the Syrian military ... Syria attempted to retake the territory in a surprise attack in 1973, but failed, and Israel annexed it in ...
Retired Israeli brigadier general Itzhak Yaakov referred to this operation as the Israeli Samson Option. [22] In the 1973 Yom Kippur War, Arab forces were overwhelming Israeli forces and Prime Minister Golda Meir authorized a nuclear alert and ordered 13 atomic bombs be readied for use by missiles and aircraft. The Israeli Ambassador informed ...