Yom Kippur War

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Arab–Israeli conflict military conflict war

The Yom Kippur War was a 1973 conflict in which a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on Israel on the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, leading to intense fighting and significant geopolitical consequences in the Middle East.

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Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
1973 Arab–Israeli War 3
October War 3
Second Arab–Israeli War 1

Statements (65)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
military conflict ⓘ
war ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Yom Kippur War ⓘ
surface form: 1973 Arab–Israeli War

Yom Kippur War ⓘ
surface form: October War

Ramadan War ⓘ
casualties thousands of soldiers killed on both sides ⓘ
ceasefireBrokeredBy United Nations ⓘ
ceasefireResolution UN Security Council Resolution 338 ⓘ
commandedBy Anwar Sadat ⓘ
Golda Meir ⓘ
Hafez al-Assad ⓘ
consequence 1973 oil crisis ⓘ
Arab oil embargo ⓘ
reassessment of Israeli security doctrine ⓘ
strategic shift in Arab–Israeli diplomacy ⓘ
dateCoincidedWith Ramadan ⓘ
Yom Kippur ⓘ
endDate 1973-10-25 ⓘ
followedBy Camp David Accords ⓘ
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty ⓘ
involvedWeaponType anti-tank missiles ⓘ
artillery ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
surface-to-air missiles ⓘ
tanks ⓘ
mainBelligerent Egypt ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Syria ⓘ
notableCommander Ahmad Ismail Ali ⓘ
Ariel Sharon ⓘ
David Elazar ⓘ
Moshe Dayan ⓘ
Mustafa Tlass ⓘ
Saad el-Shazly ⓘ
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict ⓘ
precededBy War of Attrition ⓘ
result decline of Soviet influence in the Middle East ⓘ
military stalemate ⓘ
political gains for Egypt ⓘ
strengthening of US influence in the Middle East ⓘ
significantEvent Suez Canal front ⓘ
surface form: Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal

Israeli counteroffensive in Sinai ⓘ
Israeli counteroffensive on the Golan Heights ⓘ
Syrian offensive on the Golan Heights ⓘ
encirclement of Egyptian Third Army ⓘ
startDate 1973-10-06 ⓘ
supportedBy Algeria ⓘ
Cuba ⓘ
Iraq ⓘ
Jordan ⓘ
Kuwait ⓘ
Libya ⓘ
Morocco ⓘ
Saudi Arabia ⓘ
Soviet Union ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
tookPlaceIn Egypt ⓘ
Golan Heights ⓘ
Israel ⓘ
Middle East ⓘ
Sinai Peninsula ⓘ
Suez Governorate ⓘ
surface form: Suez Canal region

Syria ⓘ
triggeredBy surprise attack on Israel by Egypt and Syria ⓘ

Referenced by (43)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yom Kippur War → alsoKnownAs → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
this entity surface form: October War
Yom Kippur War → alsoKnownAs → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1973 Arab–Israeli War
Anwar Sadat → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Egyptian Air Force → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Hafez al-Assad → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
M48 Patton tank → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-23 → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Sukhoi Su-7 → conflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Egyptian Navy → engagedIn → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Israel Defense Forces → engagedIn → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Jordanian Armed Forces → engagement → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Six-Day War → followedBy → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
War of Attrition → followedBy → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
this entity surface form: 1973 Arab–Israeli War
Tripartite Aggression → hasAlias → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
this entity surface form: Second Arab–Israeli War
Sinai Peninsula → historicalEvent → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Arab–Israeli conflict → majorWar → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Moshe Dayan → militaryConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
6th of October City → namedAfter → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
this entity surface form: October War
this entity surface form: 1973 Arab–Israeli War
Golan Heights → partialRecaptureIn → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Egyptian Armed Forces → participatedIn → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Hosni Mubarak → participatedIn → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Hosni Mubarak → participatedIn → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
this entity surface form: October War
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty → relatedTo → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Ilan Ramon → servedInWar → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Years of Upheaval → subject → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Lockheed P-3 Orion → usedDuring → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
A-4 Skyhawk → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
Dassault Mirage III → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
M60 Patton tank → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
subject surface form: M60 Patton
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-17 → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
R-17 → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
R-300 Elbrus → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
subject surface form: S-75 Dvina
Scud missiles → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
subject surface form: Scud missile
Tupolev Tu-16 bomber → usedInConflict → Yom Kippur War ⓘ
subject surface form: Tupolev Tu-16