✦ History

Part of Yom Kippur War

Operation Abirey-Halev

October 15–23, 1973 · Operation Abirey-Halev

Result Israeli victory

Israeli forces crossed the Suez Canal at Deversoir and encircled the Egyptian Third Army.

On the map Contemporaries

Israel

Arab states

Israel
Egypt
Ariel Sharon military commander Amnon Reshef military commander Danny Matt military commander

Units

Israeli Combat Engineering Corps 143rd Armored Division (1973) Shayetet 11
Egyptian Third Army (1973)