The author wrote that Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise attack on Israeli forces in the Sinai and Golan Heights on 6 October 1973, during Yom Kippur. They said U.S. diplomatic records described the attack as the opening of the October 1973 war and added that Israel was caught by surprise. https://t.co/5cenQX4duF #YomKippur #OctoberWar #MiddleEast #EG #SY #IL #US
