1 ottob 1973 anni - 1973 Yom Kippur War

Descrizione:

The Yom Kippur War, also known as the Ramadan War, the October War, the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was an armed conflict fought from 6 to 25 October 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria. The majority of combat between the two sides took place in the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights—both of which were occupied by Israel in 1967—with some fighting in African Egypt and northern Israel.

Egypt's initial objective in the war was to seize a foothold on the eastern bank of the Suez Canal and subsequently leverage these gains to negotiate the return of the rest of the Israeli-occupied Sinai Peninsula.

The war began on 6 October 1973, when the Arab coalition jointly launched a surprise attack against Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, which had occurred during the 10th of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan in that year. Following the outbreak of hostilities, both the United States and the Soviet Union initiated massive resupply efforts to their respective allies during the war, which led to a near-confrontation between the two nuclear-armed superpowers.

Location: Golan Heights, Sinai Peninsula, Suez Canal (both banks) and surrounding regions

Result:
- Israeli military victory
- Political gains for Egypt and Israel
- 1978 Camp David Accords
- 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty

Territorial changes:
- Egyptian forces occupy the eastern bank of the Suez Canal, with the exception of the Israeli crossing point near the Deversoir Air Base
- Israeli forces occupy 1,600 km2 (620 sq mi) of territory on the southwestern coast of the Suez Canal, and encircle an Egyptian enclave on its eastern bank, but failing to occupy Suez or Ismailia after being defeated in both the Battle of Suez and Battle of Ismailia.
- Israeli forces occupy 500 km2 (193 sq mi) of the Syrian Bashan region on top of the Golan Heights, bringing them within 32 km (20 mi) of the Syrian capital of Damascus

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