Developed after the Yom Kippur War, the Merkava Mk1 was Israel’s response to tank losses that devastated its armored corps. With a unique design focused on crew survival, it used diesel as armor, ...

The earlier attack — which launched Arab-Israeli War, also called the Yom Kippur War — was led by Egyptian and Syrian forces. The name Yom Kippur War refers to the surprise attack, which ...

Israeli tanks crossing the desert during the Yom Kippur War. The Yom Kippur War merged tragedy and triumph, leaving us in a confusing state of sorrow mixed with joy. Initially stunned by a ...

Fifty years ago, on October 6, 1973, Egypt launched a surprise attack against Israel from the south on Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the year for the Jewish people. In a coordinated strike, the ...

The initial days of the war were disastrous for Israel: it lost over 150 planes and its counter-attacks failed. But then Israel reversed its losses, repelling the Syrians back into Syria itself ...

Small numbers of Israeli tanks picked off dozens of Syrian T-55s ... The Yom Kippur war resulted in the death of 2,500 to 2,700 Israelis and an estimated ten to 16,000 Arab soldiers—and wounded ...

An Israeli Centurion tank parks in the Sinai desert during the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Egypt and Syria, 1973. (Harry Dempster/Express/Getty Images) ...

Remembering the Yom Kippur War in a Divided Israel ... “Fifty years ago, I was a tank commander in Sinai,” he began, “firing at enemy tanks only 10 yards away.” ...

This year marks 50 years since the armed conflict known as the Yom Kippur War was fought. From October 6-25, 1973, enemies of Israel were determined to disrupt our right to a Jewish homeland and ...

The parallels between this crisis and the Yom Kippur War of 1973 are striking, but superficial. The differences are what will shape the conflict to come. Skip to content ...

Oct. 10 (UPI) --Preparations for the solemn Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, when the observant atone for their sins through fasting and prayer, were underway in Israel Thursday amid a time of war ...