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The Valley of Tears ( Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October.
- 6-9 October 1973
- Israeli victory
- Golan Heights
Apr 3, 2019 · Streaming into the Golan Heights was an armored Syrian force of 1,400 tanks, supported by 1,000 artillery pieces and air power. On October 6th, 1973, Syria and Egypt launched simultaneous attacks on Israel. This became known by various names such as the Yom Kippur War, the October War, and the Ramadan War. The goal was to at reclaim territory ...
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A Valley of Tears where Israel stopped Syria in 1973. A site in the Golan Heights memorializes the fallen members of the 77th Brigade, who fought a decisive battle in the Yom Kippur War. By...
The OZ (the Hebrew acronym for courage) 77th Armored Battalion, commanded by LTC (later BG) Avigdor Kahalani, would conduct a classic area defense culminating with the Battle of the Valley of Tears. Despite overwhelming odds, the fight Oct. 9 turned the tide of the Golan Heights Campaign in Israel’s favor. Figure 1.
The Yom Kippur War: The Story Behind The Valley of Tears | Part 1. On this week’s History of Israel Explained, things get serious with the outbreak of the Yom Kippur War. Just six years after the stunning victory of the Six-Day War, the 1973 war meant near disaster for Israel. Unlike in 1967, when Israel could do no wrong, in 1973, the ...
Jun 12, 2006 · In the Six-Day War of June 1967, Israel had seized the Golan Heights, which Syria had turned into one large network of bunkers and artillery positions. For years, Syrian gunners, shooting at random and without provocation, would fire on Israeli fishermen plying their trade on the Sea of Galilee or at Israeli farmers in the Hula Valley below.
Dec 12, 2020 · “Valley of Tears” harks back to a nostalgic moment when crisis forged a sense of social ... 28, fought with an elite commando unit in one of the fiercest and deadliest battles of the 2014 Gaza ...
