Yom Kippur War

50 years after Operation Entebbe, Israel honors fallen commander Yoni Netanyahu

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu memorialized his brother, Yoni Netanyahu, who was killed in a 1976 mission rescuing Israelis held hostage after a hijacked flight.

 THE THREE Netanyahu brothers (from L): Benjamin, Yoni and Iddo.
Simcha Applebaum serving as deputy commander within the 188th Brigade.

Holocaust survivor, Yom Kippur War hero Colonel Simcha Applebaum dies at 99

Playwright Art Feinglass ahead of the premiere of his new play, Jacob's Stepladder

New comedy-drama Jacob’s Stepladder to premiere at Jerusalem’s Khan Theater

Cohen performs in Ramat Gan, 2009.

The lost Leonard Cohen concerts in Israel may finally see the light of day


Yom Kippur 1973: Israel's darkest hour, my first war

For journalists, filing our stories was not always easy. There was no email or mobile phones in those days, and land lines were few and far between. The best land lines were at the GPO.

 Meron Medzine, director of the Government Press Office, at a news conference with then-prime minister Menachem Begin.

WATCH: Remembering the heroes - 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War

Jewish Agency head Major General (Res.) Doron Almog to be featured in video commemorating Yom Kippur War.

 Doron Almog

Israel won the Yom Kippur War - there should be no debate - opinion

When you compare the situation at the beginning of the war to the situation at the end, there is no escaping the obvious conclusion that it was a huge victory.

 PRIME MINISTER Menachem Begin, US President Jimmy Carter, and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat join hands at the signing ceremony for the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty, at the White House, in 1979

Yom Kippur War declassified: A look at the war like never before

The State Archives said the collection offers “a fascinating glimpse into the decision-making process under conditions of uncertainty.”

 IDF chief David Elazar (right) confers with generals Yitzhak Hofi and Adam Yekutiel on October 10, 1973.

Yom Kippur War battle site now hosts 'bunker challenges'

Maj. (Res.) Yaakov Selavan hosts ‘bunker challenges’ at the site of a key battle in the Yom Kippur War.

 Overlooking Syria to the east, Yaakov Selavan briefs a group on the battles during the first days of the Yom Kippur War

The Yom Kippur War inside Abbasiya Prison

The day marked the beginning of a harrowing journey through captivity that would last for more than three years, including the tumultuous period of the Yom Kippur War.

Prison cell block

Herzog: Those who fuel bitter Israeli division endanger the state

“Especially now, we must learn the lessons and truly understand that the internal threat within Israel is the most acute and dangerous threat of all," said President Isaac Herzog.

 President Isaac Herzog speaks at the memorial ceremony for the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War on September 26, 2023.

The Battle of Latakia: When Israel became self-sufficient in naval combat - opinion

Israel Aircraft Industries demonstrated the superiority of Israeli technological advancements at sea.

 THE GABRIEL missiles which caused the sinking of the enemy’s boats during the Battle of Latakia are still a part of the naval commando missile boat unit’s insignia, the writer notes.

Herzog on Yom Kippur: Being open to change

"To survive, Israel must always be prepared to defend itself," writes President Isaac Herzog.

 Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the President's Medal award ceremony at the President residence in Jerusalem, September 6, 2023.

Henry Kissinger gives exclusive interview weeks before his death

Influential Jewish-American statesman and geopolitical expert Henry Kissinger recalled the drama behind the Yom Kippur War, Israel's finest hour, in this interview.

 THEN-ISRAELI prime minister Golda Meir with then-US secretary of state Henry Kissinger and deputy prime minister Yigal Allon at the Prime Minister’s Residence, Jerusalem, in 1973.