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[[Image: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 a sacred holiday for the [[Jews]], 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.
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 a sacred holiday for the [[Jews]], 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.
Ultimately, the cease fire led to an armistice, and the [[Camp David accords]] wherein Egypt agreed to a lasting peace in exchange for the return of the Sinai peninsula, which the Egyptians had lost during the [[Six Day War]], and the recovery of which had been the primary goal of the Yom Kippur War. However, the airlifting of supplies by the United States to the Israelis directly precipitated the 1973 [[OPEC]] oil embargo.
Ultimately, the cease fire led to an armistice, and the [[Camp David accords]] wherein Egypt agreed to a lasting peace in exchange for the return of the Sinai peninsula, which the Egyptians had lost during the [[Six Day War]], and the recovery of which had been the primary goal of the Yom Kippur War. However, the airlifting of supplies by the United States to the Israelis directly precipitated the 1973 [[OPEC]] oil embargo.
The Yom Kippur is the holiest and most solemn day in [[Judaism]].
== See also ==
== See also ==