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Eli Zeira, IDF intelligence chief widely blamed for Yom Kippur War failure, dies at 97

During Agranat Commission hearing after Yom Kippur War, Zeira acknowledged having seen a report warning that war would break out on October 6, information believed to have come from agent Ashraf Marwan

ynet | 11.21.25

From Yom Kippur War to Swords of Iron: IDF wounded veterans help rebuild Israel’s newly injured heroes

Marking 30 years since the assassination of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin, the Rabin Center is inaugurating an award for six IDF wounded who endured long rehabilitation and now lead others’ recovery, from a Yom Kippur POW to a Duvdevan officer hurt in 2014

ynet correspondents | 11.08.25

'He wanted to get hit': Did the Yom Kippur war drive Moshe Dayan to the brink of suicide?

During the Yom Kippur War, Israel’s most iconic soldier confronted not only Egypt and Syria, but his own sense of failure — a collapse so deep that some believed he no longer wanted to live

Liran Friedmann | 10.07.25

Memories of October 7, 1973

Opinion: Again the same voices, the same sights — the cries from the canal outposts, the cries of massacre victims in the south; my brother Eliezer fell in the Yom Kippur War; decades passed, but the blindness, the arrogance, the complacency remain

Goel Beno | 10.07.25

אל ג'ולני, נשיא סוריה, בעצרת הכללית של האו"ם בניו יורק

Syria in uproar after president al-Sharaa cancels Yom Kippur War anniversary

Syrian President Ahmad al-Sharaa has abolished the Yom Kippur War commemoration and several Assad-era holidays, adding new dates marking the 2011 uprising; move sparked controversy across the Arab world, especially in Egypt

Lior Ben Ari | 10.06.25

חגיגות 52 שנה במצרים לניצחון במלחמת "אוקטובר"

Egypt marks 52 years since 'October 6 Victory' over Israel amid Gaza ceasefire talks

Israeli and Hamas delegations meet in Sharm el-Sheikh for ceasefire talks mediated by Egypt and Qatar, with US envoys expected to join; social media users mock the timing as a symbolic jab at Israel

Lior Ben Ari | 10.06.25

גבריאלה ויונתן שלו המספרים את סיפורו של שאול שלו ז"ל

Grandson of Yom Kippur War commander carries on his legacy: 'Thanks to heroes we have a country'

Lt. Col. Shaul Shalev fell in the Yom Kippur War; his grandson Yonatan, a reservist, now leads the fight for equal draft laws, honoring his grandfather’s legacy

Gal Ganot | 10.03.25

Egypt praises 1973 Yom Kippur war spy after Israeli report reignites espionage mystery

The investigation, based on previously unseen intelligence files, found Marwan passed false alerts to Israel before the surprise attack, bolstering Egyptian claims he was the architect of a deception plan that paved the way for October 1973

Lior Ben Ari | 09.26.25

Giora Epstein, legendary fighter pilot and Israeli Air Force's top ace, dies at 87

Epstein, who flew over 9,000 hours and earned the Medal of Distinguished Service, shot down 17 enemy aircraft in three wars, shaping Israel’s air superiority and becoming the world's top jet-era ace

Ynetnews | 07.19.25

ישי קצירי שנפל בשבי המצרי בחדר האוכל בקיבוץ חצור

'I kept thinking about what he went through': Former POW reflects on Edan Alexander's release

Yom Kippur War veteran Lt. Col. (res.) Yishai Katziri reflects on the release of Golani soldier Edan Alexander after 584 days in Hamas captivity, returning to the same kibbutz that welcomed him 52 years ago

Meir Turgeman | 05.13.25

Paying the ultimate price: 800 IDF soldiers have fallen since October 7

The war's relentless toll on Israel echoes through its fallen troops, with 800 soldiers killed since Hamas' surprise attack, marking a loss unseen since the Yom Kippur War; These are the numbers behind Israel's staggering losses

Korin Elbaz-Alush | 11.20.24

'A Jew remains a Jew. Now it’s war and there’s no need for explanations. My name is Cohen'

Delve into the intimate interpretations in Leonard Cohen’s Jewish muse and celebrate the late artist’s pluralistic Jewish identity through events that deeply impacted him

Nachi Weiss | 10.11.24

In memory of my parents

Opinion: Ariel Sharon, one of Israel's most revered generals and its 11th prime minister, fought like a lion his entire life, and his beloved wife Lily stood steadfast beside him

Gilad Sharon | 02.21.24

50 years on, Egypt declassifies 'secrets' of Yom Kippur War

Documents include strategic military planning of the Yom Kippur War and plans for managing the war through its stages until cease-fire

Lior Ben Ari | 02.18.24

IDF soldier killed in Gaza special ops incursion

Tamir Barak, 19, was killed by an anti-tank missile, 50 years after his uncle, Benny, fell in the Yom Kippur War; IDF says mission was in preparation for ground offensive

Raanan Ben-Zur | 10.23.23