The Yom Kippur War was an armed conflict fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The majority of combat between the two sides took place in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights - both of which were occupied by Israel in 1967 - with some fighting in African Egypt and northern Israel. Egypt's initial objective in the war was to seize a foothold on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal and subsequently leverage these gains to negotiate the return of the rest of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula.
50 Years to Yom Kippur War
Israeli soldiers in Yom Kippur war 1973 Credit: IDF archive
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Prof. Rafi Mann reports from Israel, with a special report about the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War
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