What was the 1973 “Yom Kippur” War?
“On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in what the Israelis call the Yom Kippur War. This is because the conflict broke out on the Day of Atonement. To the Arabs, it was the Ramadan war since Muslims were in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan. The Egyptian code name for the war was ‘Operation Badr,’ referring to the site of the Prophet Muhamad’s first victory over the pagan Arabs in Arabia.
The Yom Kippur War was a surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria on the day of Yom Kippur. The war lasted 20 days and is considered a failure by many Israelis. Even with the loss of land and loss of 2,700 lives, Israel did receive one win from the war–its first recognition as a nation from Egypt.
