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Q41 (IAS/2008) International Relations & Global Affairs › India's Bilateral & Regional Relations › Arab–Israeli conflict Answer Verified

Yom Kippur War was fought between which sides/countries?

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Your answer:  ·  Correct: C
Explanation

The Yom Kippur War (October 1973), also called the October War or the Fourth Arab–Israeli War, was fought between Israel and a coalition of Arab states led primarily by Egypt and Syria. On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated surprise two‑front attack against Israeli positions — Egypt across the Suez Canal and Syria on the Golan Heights — aiming to regain territory lost in 1967 [2]. Contemporary summaries and official histories describe the rapid escalation, great‑power resupply efforts, and subsequent ceasefires/negotiations, consistently identifying Israel versus Egypt and Syria (with allied Arab states) as the combatants; therefore option 3 is correct [3].

Sources

  1. [1] https://www.britannica.com/event/Yom-Kippur-War
  2. [2] https://www.cfr.org/global-conflict-tracker/conflict/israeli-palestinian-conflict
  3. [3] https://history.state.gov/milestones/1969-1976/arab-israeli-war-1973
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