At
2pm of October 6, 1973, while Israel observed Yom Kippur, Egyptian guns
bombarded Israeli forts along the Suez Canal, while the Syrians attacked Israeli
positions within the Golan Heights. The surprise attacks signaled the start of
the Arab-Israeli War known as the Yom Kippur War or Ramadan War in Arab states. But what led the two Arab
countries to attack Israel? What drove them into starting another
conflict in a highly volatile region?
