Israeli Soldiers Yom Kippur War

Military intelligence chief misled israeli leaders ahead of 1973 war declassified doc reveals special means that could have foretold the yom kippur war weren t employed but intel chief made political leaders believe otherwise a newly discovered document shows.

Israeli soldiers yom kippur war. 1973 arab israeli war was fought from october 6 to october 25 1973 by a coalition of arab states led by egypt and syria against israel the war took place mostly in sinai and the golan occupied by israel during the 1967 six day war with some fighting in african egypt and northern israel. The israel defense forces suffered 2 565 fatalities and more than 7 200 soldiers were injured. The yom kippur war ramadan war october war. 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.

An idf medical crew evacuating an injured soldier from the battle field during the yom kippur war. Another war was forced on israel unprepared for a surprise attack by syria and egypt on our holiest day. Yom kippur war also called the october war the ramadan war or the fourth arab israeli war damaging inconclusive war and the fourth of the arab israeli wars. 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.

When the yom kippur war broke out uriel hefetz aged 51 was already a decorated war hero. מלחמת יום הכיפורים milẖemet yom hakipurim or מלחמת יום כיפור milẖemet yom kipur. The yom kippur war ramadan war or october war hebrew. 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.

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. The war began with attacks meant to be a total surprise to israel on the holiest day of the jewish year. The yom kippur war took the lives of 2 688 israelis. 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 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.