The Yom Kippur War began on October 6, 1973, when a surprise attack was launched against the Jewish State on several fronts during the holiest day of the Jewish calendar.
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An Israeli soldier prays during the Yom Kippur War, October 1973. (Photo: Avi Simchoni/IDF archives)