The Yom Kippur War began on October 6, 1973, when Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack against Israel. The conflict, one of the defining wars in modern Middle Eastern history, began on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar.

Egyptian forces attacked across the Sinai Peninsula, while Syrian troops advanced toward the Golan Heights. In the first days of the war, Arab forces made significant gains, putting Israel’s........

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