The current war sparked by attacks by Hamas started one day after the 50th anniversary of the start of Israel's Yom Kippur war.

The Yom Kippur was a surprise attack on Israel by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian brigades on Oct. 6, 1973.

The Yom Kippur was a surprise attack on Israel by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian brigades on Oct. 6, 1973.

The Yom Kippur was a surprise attack on Israel by Syrian tank columns and Egyptian brigades on Oct. 6, 1973.

A Sho't tank that was taken from the Tel Saki memorial site in the Golan Heights, by veterans of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, to protest the government's planned judicial overhaul, February 16, 2023 ...

It began with a two-front assault on Israel: Egyptian infantry rushing across the Suez Canal in the south as Syrian forces staged an overpowering tank attack that brought them to the Golan Heights ...

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 ...

Essay Remembering the Yom Kippur War in a Divided Israel Fifty years ago this month, the Jewish state survived a surprise attack by its Arab neighbors. Some veterans of the conflict see the ...

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 on multiple fronts.

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.

The Yom Kippur War, which lasted until October 24, was not the rout Egypt and Syria had hoped for. Instead, after many initial missteps, Israel was able to repulse the invading armies.