On the 6th October 1973 Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel. They had chosen to attack on the day of Yom Kippur, believing that it would give them an advantage. The news stunned Israeli leaders, including Prime Minister Golda Meir, because Israeli Intelligence had believed there was a low probability of war. In this video, we cover the conflicts leading up to the Yom Kippur War, and the reasons that led to another war in 1973.

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Rabinovich, Abraham (2004). The Yom Kippur War: The Epic Encounter That Transformed the Middle East. Schoken Books. p. 260. ISBN 0805211241.

Herzog, Chaim (1998). War of Atonement: The Inside Story of the Yom Kippur War, 1973. Greenhill Books. ISBN 1853673072.

P. R. Kumaraswamy (2013). Revisiting the Yom Kippur War. Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-136-32895-4.

P. R. Kumaraswamy (2013). Revisiting the Yom Kippur War. Routledge. p. 75. ISBN 978-1-136-32895-4.