Yom Kippur War Timeline of Events

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Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War, Ramadan War or October War , also known as the 1973 Arab-Israeli War and the Fourth Arab-Israeli War, was fought from October 6 to 25, 1973, between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria...

Timeline of Events

1973

10.6.1973

Egypt launches a coordinated attack against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War.

10.8.1973

Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir's armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.

10.23.1973

A United Nations sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria.

10.24.1973

Yom Kippur War ends

1974

1.18.1974

A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.

3.5.1974

Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.

1989

3.19.1989

The Egyptian Flag is raised on Taba, Egypt announcing the end of the Israeli occupation after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.