Israeli Soldiers Yom Kippur War

The yom kippur war was fought between israel and arab countries led by egypt and syria in october 1973 inspired by arab desires to win back territories taken by israel during the 1967 six day war.

Israeli soldiers yom kippur war. He had proven his ingenuity and bravery in the 1948 war of independence and 1956 sinai campaign. The so called golden message that warned of the impending yom kippur war which was delivered to military intelligence on october 5 1973 and was declassified on september 24 2020. حرب أكتوبر ḥarb ʾuktōbar or حرب تشرين ḥarb tišrīn also known as the 1973 arab israeli war was fought from 6 to 25 october 1973 by a coalition of arab states led by egypt. Another war was forced on israel unprepared for a surprise attack by syria and egypt on our holiest day.

If you visit the military college museum in cairo you ll believe they did win about half the museum is about the 1973 war. Understanding the yom kippur war of 1973 the origins of the yom kippur war lay in the previous arab israeli conflict the six day war of 1967. The yom kippur war ramadan war or october war hebrew. An idf medical crew evacuating an injured soldier from the battle field during the yom kippur war.

The yom kippur war took the lives of 2 688 israelis. The israel defense forces suffered 2 565 fatalities and more than 7 200 soldiers were injured. The war was initiated by egypt and syria on october 6 1973 on the jewish holy day of yom kippur and during ramadan the month of fasting in islam and it continued until october 26. Read listen and watch personal accounts as we remember.

The yom kippur war ramadan war october war. מלחמת יום הכיפורים milẖemet yom hakipurim or מלחמת יום כיפור milẖemet yom kipur. The war began with attacks meant to be a total surprise to israel on the holiest day of the jewish year. When the yom kippur war broke out uriel hefetz aged 51 was already a decorated war hero.

After hearing on the radio about the battles that had broken out on october 6 he raced out to his car and drove straight to the syrian front.