Yom Kippur War

Zeira's name had come to be synonymous with the failure to forewarn Israel's political and military echelons of Egypt and Syria's plans to launch an attack on the holiest day of the Jewish calendar

IDF soldiers located a helicopter that fell in April 1974 after being dispatched to evacuate paratroopers wounded during fighting, but the entire crew perished, including 6 soldiers

Zamir was head of Israel's Mossad foreign intelligence agency from 1968 to 1974

For Shmuel there was something far greater driving him forward, saying 'I’m not afraid. I believe in God, I haven’t even thought about death for a second'

His story was dramatized — and he says fictionalized — in the hit Israeli TV series, 'Valley of Tears,' about the opening days of the Yom Kippur War

Ramat Magshimim, in the Golan Heights, lost 9 residents during a period of attrition with Syria from 1970 until 1975

For decades, PTSD in soldiers went unrecognized by Israel's Defense Ministry • Yuval Neriah is one of the people trying to change the dialogue

In refusing to obey a command, Itzhak Nagreker managed to save his comrades sheltering inside Tel Saki bunker — and landed him in Syria as a prisoner of war

It took two decades for Israel's Defense Ministry to officially recognize soldiers who fought in the Yom Kippur War suffering from PTSD

One of the commanders of the 890th paratroop brigade recalls the bloody battle that would enter IDF lore

It was one of the fiercest, most critical battles of the war, whose outcome would turn the tide definitively in Israel’s favor

For the Israeli soldiers stationed in the Golan Heights, the Yom Kippur War lasted much longer than just the month of October

The men of the 421st brigade reflect on the decisive move and the lasting bond that has continued for half a century

The Israeli president says the crisis has been 'tearing us apart and directly harming our society, economy, and security'

This war destroyed many myths of Israeli society: the invincibility of the IDF, the infallibility of the intelligence services, and the power of our leadership

In crossing the Suez Canal, the 421st brigade changed not just the course of the war, but possibly even the face of the Middle East

The Yom Kippur War was an armed conflict fought in 1973 between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria

'We must not underestimate the enemy and its capabilities,' Barnea stressed

Israel's chief Archivist describes the project as making the 'files and material that tell the story of the Yom Kippur War more accessible' ever

According to the director, Golda Meir was 'flawed' but an 'imperfect character' is what makes movies interesting

Comprehensive new website intended to serve as a reference for scholars of one of Israel's most traumatic episodes as well as the general public

'Golda' premiered at the Berlin Film Festival on Monday

'She turns her into a flesh and blood human, capturing the impossible situation Golda faced, all while secretly undergoing cancer treatments'

'The victims of the Yom Kippur War did not fall so that Israeli society would fall apart from the inside'