![]() ![]() By the second week of the war, the Syrians had been pushed entirely out of the Golan Heights. The Egyptians and Syrians advanced during the first 24–48 hours, after which momentum began to swing in Israel's favour. The war began on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur with a surprise joint attack by Egypt and Syria crossing the cease-fire lines in the Sinai and Golan Heights, respectively, which had been captured by Israel in 1967 during the Six-Day War. The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War ( Hebrew: מלחמת יום הכיפורים transliterated: Milkhemet Yom HaKipurim or מלחמת יום כיפור, Milkhemet Yom Kipur Arabic: حرب أكتوبر transliterated: ħarb October or حرب تشرين, ħarb Tishrin), also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to October 26, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab nations led by Egypt and Syria. Iraq: 60,000 troops 700 tanks 500 armored carriers 200 artillery units 73 airplanes Syria: 150,000 troops (60,000 deployed) 1,400 tanks, 800-900 armored carriers 600 artillery units 350 airplanes, 36 helicopters 21 warships 338: cease-fire leading to Geneva ConferenceĮgypt and Syria launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur.Ĥ15,000 troops 1,500 tanks, 3,000 armored carriers 945 artillery units 561 airplanes, 84 helicopters 38 warships.Įgypt: 800,000 troops (300,000 deployed) 2,400 tanks, 2,400 armored carriers 1,120 artillery units 690 airplanes, 161 helicopters 104 warships Sinai Peninsula, Golan Heights, and surrounding regions of the Middle East ![]() Related subjects: Military History and War Yom Kippur War ![]()
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