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Yom Kippur War: 50 years On
The Day of Atonement
On Day 2 of the Yom Kippur War, as the IDF was overwhelmed in the Sinai and the Golan Heights, Defence Minister Dayan raised the possibility of ‘the fall of the Third Temple’ – the end of the state of modern Israel.
When the war ended, Israel’s morale was shattered and 2,656 soldiers lay dead. Today, as the Israeli public again frets about ‘the fall of the Third Temple’, we bring you a special edition reflecting on the painful legacies of the conflict.
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