Yom Kippur War
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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.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yom Kippur War canonical | 110 |
| October War | 7 |
| 1973 Arab–Israeli War | 5 |
| 1973 Yom Kippur War | 2 |
| Second Arab–Israeli War | 1 |
| Yom Kippur War 1973 | 1 |
| Yom Kippur War naval operations | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T213346 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yom Kippur War Context triple: [Egyptian Armed Forces, participatedIn, Yom Kippur War]
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A.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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B.
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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C.
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
The Arab–Israeli War of 1948 was the first major conflict between the newly declared State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces, resulting in Israel’s establishment and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
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D.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
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E.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yom Kippur War Target entity description: 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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A.
Six-Day War
The Six-Day War was a brief but pivotal 1967 conflict in which Israel fought neighboring Arab states, dramatically redrawing Middle Eastern borders and reshaping regional politics.
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B.
War of Attrition
The War of Attrition was a protracted conflict between Egypt and Israel from 1967 to 1970, marked by sustained artillery duels, air battles, and commando raids along the Suez Canal following the Six-Day War.
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C.
Arab–Israeli War of 1948
The Arab–Israeli War of 1948 was the first major conflict between the newly declared State of Israel and a coalition of Arab states and Palestinian Arab forces, resulting in Israel’s establishment and the displacement of hundreds of thousands of Palestinians.
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D.
Easter Offensive
The Easter Offensive was a major 1972 North Vietnamese conventional military campaign against South Vietnam and U.S. forces, marked by large-scale armored assaults and intense fighting across multiple fronts.
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E.
Arab–Israeli conflict
The Arab–Israeli conflict is a long-running political and military struggle between Israel and various Arab states and Palestinian groups over land, sovereignty, and national identity in the Middle East.
- F. None of above. chosen
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
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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
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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 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yom Kippur War Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (127)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
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subject surface form:
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this entity surface form:
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this entity surface form:
Yom Kippur War naval operations