Yom Kippur War
October 6–25, 1973 · Suez Canal and Golan Heights
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6-25 October 1973 war between Israel and an Arab coalition led by Egypt and Syria, opened by a surprise Arab attack on Yom Kippur, fought mainly in the Sinai and Golan Heights. U.S. and Soviet resupply efforts for their allies heightened superpower tensions. It led to the 1978 Camp David Accords, in which Israel returned the Sinai to Egypt in the first Israel-Arab peace treaty.
Sides
Israel
Arab states
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Battles 6
- Operation Badr (1973) October 6–8, 1973
- First Battle of Mount Hermon October 6–7, 1973
- Valley of Tears October 6–9, 1973
- Battle of the Chinese Farm October 15–17, 1973
- Operation Abirey-Halev October 15–23, 1973
- Third Battle of Mount Hermon October 21–22, 1973
Also involved 17
Ahmad Ismail Ali
participant · Arab states
Saad el-Shazly
participant · Arab states
Benjamin Netanyahu
participant · Israel
Danny Matt
participant
Omar al-Bashir
participant
Hikmat al-Shihabi
participant · Arab states
Ibrahim El-Orabi
participant
Ezer Weizman
participant · Israel
Ehud Barak
participant · Israel
Hassan II
participant · Arab states
Amnon Reshef
participant · Israel
Yona Efrat
participant
Avraham Adan
participant · Israel
Yeshayahu Gavish
participant · Israel
Amir Drori
participant · Israel
Ahmed Shafik
participant
Avigdor Ben-Gal
participant · Israel