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The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, [41] 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 ...
After Egyptian infantry had successfully crossed the canal and captured the Bar-Lev Line on October 6, Israeli forces made several counterattacks in attempts to push the Egyptians back across the Suez Canal. The Israelis suffered heavy losses in these attacks, and by October 9 Egyptian forces in the Sinai had managed to destroy 500 Israeli ...
The Battle of Suez was fought on October 24–25, 1973 between the Israel Defense Forces and the Egyptian Army in the Egyptian town of Suez.It was the closing battle of the Yom Kippur War, before a ceasefire took effect.
The Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October. Although massively outnumbered, the Israeli forces ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Operation Badr Part of the Yom Kippur War Egyptian military vehicles crossing the Suez Canal over one of the bridgeheads, 7 October 1973 Date 6–8 October 1973 Location Sinai Peninsula, Egypt Result Egyptian victory Territorial changes Fall of Israel's Bar-Lev Line Belligerents Israel Egypt ...
The October War, or the Tenth of Ramadan War, is also known in Syria as the Tishreen Liberation War, [1] while Israel calls it the Yom Kippur War. [2] It is the fourth Israeli war launched by Egypt and Syria against Israel on Saturday, October 6, 1973, corresponding to the 10th of Ramadan 1393 AH with a surprise attack by the Egyptian army and the Syrian army on the Israeli forces that were ...
October 6, 1973: Syrian troops invade Israel from the east October 10, 1973: Facing criminal indictment, Spiro Agnew becomes first U.S. Vice President in more than 140 years to resign October 6, 1973: Army of Egypt recaptures the Suez Canal after six years as Yom Kippur War starts with invasion of Israel from the south
On 16 October 1973, the Norwegian Nobel Committee held a meeting at which it decided to give the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize to Kissinger and Thọ for their roles in negotiating the Paris Peace Accords. [8] The committee announced its decision later that day. [1] Thọ was the first Asian chosen for the award. [9]