Block, Siteadmin, SkipCaptcha, Upload, Automoderated users, delete, edit, move, nsTeam2RO, nsTeam2RW, nsTeam2_talkRO, nsTeam2_talkRW, protect, rollback, Administrators, template
295,155
edits
Changes
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
mLine 13:
Line 13: + + Line 32:
Line 34: − − {{Arab-Israeli conflict}}
Reverted edits by RobSmith (talk) to last revision by Bytemsbu
| casualties1 =around 2,700 deaths
| casualties1 =around 2,700 deaths
| casualties2 =8,500 - 18,000 deaths
| casualties2 =8,500 - 18,000 deaths
}}
[[Image:Gottlieb-Jews Praying in the Synagogue on Yom Kippur.jpg|thumb|Jews at the Yom Kippur, the Day of Atonement]]
'''The [[Yom Kippur]] War''' was fought between [[Israel]], [[Egypt]], and [[Syria]]. The war commenced on October 6, 1973 when Egyptian mechanized divisions crossed the [[Suez Canal]] by using a series of pressurized water cannons to demolish sand walls on the opposite side of the canal, and then crossing on pontoon bridges. This was concurrent to a Syrian advance into the [[Golan Heights]]. The date was chosen because Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in [[Judaism]], and many Israeli army were stood down during that time. The delay in mobilization, and the lack of a preemptive strike against Egyptian and Syrian forces allowed the initial success of these advances. However, the lack of commercial traffic (due to the solemnness of Yom Kippur) allowed Israeli forces to mobilize more quickly than usual.
'''The [[Yom Kippur]] War''' was fought between [[Israel]], [[Egypt]], and [[Syria]]. The war commenced on October 6, 1973 when Egyptian mechanized divisions crossed the [[Suez Canal]] by using a series of pressurized water cannons to demolish sand walls on the opposite side of the canal, and then crossing on pontoon bridges. This was concurrent to a Syrian advance into the [[Golan Heights]]. The date was chosen because Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in [[Judaism]], and many Israeli army were stood down during that time. The delay in mobilization, and the lack of a preemptive strike against Egyptian and Syrian forces allowed the initial success of these advances. However, the lack of commercial traffic (due to the solemnness of Yom Kippur) allowed Israeli forces to mobilize more quickly than usual.
==Further reading==
==Further reading==
* Tucker, Spencer C., ed. ''The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict A Political, Social, and Military History'' (4 vol. 2008)
* Tucker, Spencer C., ed. ''The Encyclopedia of the Arab-Israeli Conflict A Political, Social, and Military History'' (4 vol. 2008)
[[Category:Israeli Wars]]
[[Category:Israeli Wars]]