Yom Kippur. Jews throughout the world were observing this sacred day of religious commitment; but in Israel, the day was shattered by the news that war between the Jews and Arabs once again had begun.

“The Yom Kippur War totally transformed ... Some were brown — paratroopers; some were black — armored corps or artillery.” He recalled thinking, “The families of those men don’t ...

The Iron Swords War began with a strategic and operational surprise that echoed the dynamic of the 1973 Yom Kippur War: a shock invasion and barbaric assault by the terrorist group Hamas that ...

(JTA) — Leonard Cohen’s momentous trip to the Sinai Desert to perform for Israeli soldiers in the wake of the Yom Kippur War is being turned into a dramatized TV series. “Who by Fire ...

Yoram was killed in the Golan Heights on the second day of the Yom Kippur War, 7 October, 1973. Yoram’s younger brother, Ido, was 11 years old when Yoram was killed. He tells us about their ...

Despite their dire conditions and the cruelty of their captors, the soldiers refused to eat chametz (leavened bread) on Passover, and they even attempted to fast on Yom Kippur, a difficult task ...

This is the first case of border crossing since the end of the Yom Kippur War in 1974 ... armored vehicles, and artillery are ready for further action. Meanwhile, the situation in Syria itself ...

JPost Military Correspondent Yonah Jeremy Bob reports on the ground in Syria following the fall of the Assad regime, December 11, 2024 (YONAH JEREMY BOB) The Jerusalem Post, on Wednesday ...

Israelis felt weaker, more alone and more embattled than we had maybe ever felt before, and for good reason. All this came as a shock, and Israel, post-Yom Kippur War, was a nation in profound crisis.

In 1973 they launched major offensives against Israel on the Jewish festival of Yom Kippur. The Egyptians drove the Israelis from the Suez Canal. FISK: The '73 war, the crossing of the Suez Canal ...