This video explores the Sinai Front of the 1973 Yom Kippur War, where Egyptian forces launched a surprise assault across the ...

Amidst the Cold War context, the Soviet Union supplied Syria and Egypt with weapons and military personnel while the U.S. backed Israel and its arsenal. Israel proved victorious at the end of the war, ...

When the Palestinian militants of Hamas unleashed their attack inside Israel on Oct. 7, triggering the latest war in the Middle East, it was impossible to miss the significance of the timing. The ...

After a surprise attack this month, Israel declared war on Hamas and began strikes in the Gaza Strip. This comes 50 years after another surprise attack on Israel by Egypt, Syria, and other Arab forces ...

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