Emergency Cabinet Consultations
Prime Minister Golda Meir convened crisis deliberations as Syria attacked the Golan Heights and Egypt simultaneously assaulted Israeli positions along the Suez Canal.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
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Golda Meir Biography and Timeline — Page 3
Follow Golda Meir through 104 dated historical records for Israel.
Golda Meir, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1973–1978Years on this page
1973
Invasion of Israel
Israel is taken by surprise as Egypt attacks across the Suez Canal and Syria attacks on the Golan Heights.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Mobilization of Reserve Forces
The Israeli government ordered wide military mobilization in response to the coordinated Arab offensive, with reservists rushed toward both principal fronts.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Surprise Attack
Egypt and Syria attack Israel on Yom Kippur, beginning the October War.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
War Cabinet
Convenes emergency meetings after the surprise Egyptian-Syrian attack begins.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Operation Nickel Grass
Appeals to Washington for urgent resupply as Israeli losses mount.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Counteroffensive
Israeli forces begin a counteroffensive on the Syrian front in the Golan Heights.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Sinai Front
Egyptian armored forces move eastward in Sinai before being repulsed by Israeli defenses.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Suez Canal Crossing
Israeli forces cross the Suez Canal and begin threatening Egyptian rear areas.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Suez Canal
Israeli tanks cross the Suez Canal during the counteroffensive against Egypt.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Embargo
Arab oil embargo
Role range: 1969-1974
Military Aid Agreement
The USA sends $2.2 billion in military aid to Israel to counter Soviet arms shipments to Egypt
Role range: 1969-1974
Military Aid
The USA sends $2.2 billion in military aid to Israel to counter Soviet arms shipments to Egypt
Role range: 1969-1974
UN Security Council
Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 338
Role range: 1969-1974
United Nations
Adoption of United Nations Security Council Resolution 338
Role range: 1969-1974
International Ceasefire Efforts
Israel evaluated emerging ceasefire proposals under mounting international pressure as fighting continued on the northern and southern fronts.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
UN Security Council
Agrees to halt fighting after United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 calls for a ceasefire.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
UN Security Council
United Nations Security Council Resolution 338 calls for a ceasefire in the war.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Ceasefire
Israel and Egypt sign a ceasefire agreement after the main fighting has ended.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Prisoners of War
Egypt and Israel exchange prisoners of war after postwar negotiations.
Role range: 1973-1973 – 1969-1974
Meeting with In Geneva
Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan, US and USSR leaders meet in Geneva
Role range: 1969-1974
1974
Resignation of Golda Meir
Golda Meir announces her resignation as Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin replaces Golda Meir
Role range: 1969-1974
Israeli Approval of Disengagement
Israel agreed to a military disengagement arrangement with Syria after negotiations led by the United States, allowing international monitoring of the new separation lines.
Role range: 1969-1974
1978
Death of Golda Meir
Death of Golda Meir (80), PM of Israel from 1969 to 1974, dies of cancer in Jerusalem
Role range: 1977-1983
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.