1973 oil crisis - Egypt attacked the Bar-Lev Line in the Sinai Peninsula
Time: Saturday Oct 6, 1973
Place: Egypt
Details: On October 6, 1973, Egypt attacked the Bar-Lev Line in the Sinai Peninsula and Syria launched an offensive in the Golan Heights, both of which had been occupied by Israel during the 1967 War.
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