Developed after the Yom Kippur War, the Merkava Mk1 was Israel’s response to tank losses that devastated its armored corps.

JPM analysts stated that, since 1967, except for the Yom Kippur War in 1973, none of the 11 major military conflicts involving Israel have had a lasting impact on oil prices.

Our new animated historical documentary will cover the Yom Kippur war of 1973 also known as the Ramadan War or October War, specifically the Sinai Front where Egypt and Israel fought. Previously ...

Ec Chajim’s Rabbi David Maxa and student Rabbi Klára Kopytkoyá lead the ancient prayer of Kol Nidre during Yom Kippur services Oct. 12, 2024, at the Klausen Synagogue in Prague. Photo by Dana ...

(RNS) — The service, part of the afternoon Yom Kippur liturgy called Yizkor, will feature traditional Jewish prayers and a short eulogy by a New York-based Palestinian for her slain Gaza family.

On Oct. 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack against Israel on Yom Kippur. This conflict, which would last 19 days, would become known as the Yom Kippur War.

The consequences of the Yom Kippur War played an outsize role in shaping not only the 1970s but the direction of U.S. foreign policy and energy policy ever since.

History sometimes offers lessons from the past and the Kursk offensive recalls a similarly daring move by Israel in the Yom Kippur War of 1973.

But in many ways, the analogy goes awry. During the Yom Kippur War, Egypt and Syria, supported by other Arab states, wanted to reclaim the territories that were lost in the 1967 Six-Day War.

Unfortunately, that hope is largely misplaced. The Yom Kippur War was a war between nations employing regular armies that fought intense mechanized battles like those of World War II.

Israel's battle with Hamas recalls Yom Kippur War and its fateful effects 5:27am October 20, 2023 by Ron Elving nixon yom kippur war Palestinians Hamas Israel Watergate Analysis Middle East Getty ...