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The previous Arab-Israeli war, the Six-Day War (1967), was followed by years of
sporadic fighting, which developed into a full-scale war in 1973. On the
afternoon of October 6, Israel
was attacked simultaneously on two fronts by Egypt and Syria. With the
element of surprise to their advantage, Egyptian forces successfully
crossed the Suez Canal with greater ease than expected, suffering only a
fraction of the anticipated casualties, while Syrian forces were able
to launch their
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