{"id":15462,"date":"2017-02-06T18:20:34","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T16:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/?page_id=15462\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T22:11:58","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T20:11:58","slug":"the-war-in-the-north-and-in-the-south","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.zionism.co.il\/en\/quiz-topics\/yom-kippur-war\/the-war-in-the-north-and-in-the-south\/","title":{"rendered":"The war in the North and in the South"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\nThe war in the North and in the South
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\nThe northern front \u2013 The war on the Golan Heights
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On the northern front on the Golan Heights, along the length of the Syrian-Israeli border, three mechanized Syrian infantry divisions (consisting of 660 tanks) and 1200 artillery batteries opened fire. The Israeli military presence consisted of two infantry brigades in outposts under the command of the 820th Regional Brigade that was stationed at the Nafach Military Base, two tank divisions (the 7th Division in the Northern Golan and the 188th Division in the Southern Golan) and 44 artillery batteries. Unlike the Egyptians who concentrated on capturing the outposts on the front, the Syrians skipped over the outposts and turned their attention to territorial depth, except for the Israeli Hermon outpost. This had served as an important Israeli observation post for intelligence and for the air force, but it fell to a Syrian commando force when a small force was landed by four helicopters while the rest of the force came by foot from the Syrian Hermon.<\/p>\n

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On October 7, the Syrian advance was blocked on the northern part (the Battle of the Valley of Tears), but the Syrians sent another armored division to the Kudna area and the forces penetrated the central area of the Golan (Chusniah and Nafach). In the Southern Golan, the Syrians advanced to the Jordan River crossings and reached beyond Katsvia on the slope of the Yehudia road (Route 87) and Moshav Nov, seven kilometers from the Sea of Galilee. However, that evening, two divisions joined the battle and the Syrian advance was blocked. The next day, October 8, three Israeli divisions carried out a coordinated attack and repelled the Syrian division. On October 9, the Eitan Division blocked a huge Syrian tank offense. On October 10, the expulsion of the Syrian forces from all the territories that they had captured since the start of the war, with the exception of the Hermon outpost, was completed. The Syrians lost 900 tanks.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>

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\nThe Battle of the Valley of Tears
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The Battle of the Valley of Tears was one of the most critical defensive battles waged against the Syrian army during the first days of the Yom Kippur War. Syrian armored forces and infantry tried to break through Israel’s front line in the northern sector of the Golan Heights. Battalion 77, under the command of Brigadier General (reserve) Avigdor Kahalani managed to hold back the Syrian forces. The assault failed and approximately 300 Syrian tanks were destroyed. The IDF lost 76 fighters. A memorial was built to commemorate the fallen soldiers.<\/p>\n