Golda Meir6 October 1973
Israel is taken by surprise as Egypt attacks across the Suez Canal and Syria attacks on the Golan Heights.
Israel · Warfare / Yom Kippur War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Israel is taken by surprise as Egypt attacks across the Suez Canal and Syria attacks on the Golan Heights.
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