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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 ...
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
The Ofira Air Battle was one of the first air battles of the Yom Kippur War.On 6 October 1973, Egypt launched a massive surprise attack on Israel that included over 200 Egyptian aircraft participating in an opening airstrike.
Operation Nickel Grass was the codename for a strategic airlift conducted by the United States to deliver weapons and supplies to Israel during the 1973 Arab–Israeli War. Between 14 October and 14 November of that year, the Military Airlift Command of the United States Air Force shipped approximately 22,325 tons of supplies, including tanks ...
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 ...
October 11, 2023 at 6:51 PM. A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. ... Nixon ultimately supported Israel during the Yom Kippur War of 1973, a key moment that may ...
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 1973 Syrian General Staff Headquarters Raid was an aerial strike carried out by the Israeli Air Force on October 9, 1973, the fourth day of the Yom Kippur War.Following a strike by Syrian surface-to-surface missiles against settlements and installations in northern Israel, seven F-4 Phantom IIs from 119 Squadron attacked the Syrian General Staff Headquarters (GHQ) and adjacent buildings in ...