Yom Kippur War
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Remembering Yitzhak Hochman: Basketball Star and Yom Kippur War Hero
A profile of Yitzhak Hochman, a legendary Israeli basketball star and Yom Kippur War intelligence officer who fell during a rescue operation in Suez City in 1973.
Yom Kippur War Veteran's Legacy of Survival and Resilience on the Golan Heights
Fifty-one years after the Yom Kippur War, the remarkable story of tank veteran Yitzhak and his son Y. highlights a generational legacy of battlefield bravery and defense on the Golan Heights.
Due to trauma: 53 years after Syrian captivity, Ministry of Defense recognizes link to cancer
A medical committee of the Rehabilitation Department has determined there is a basis to recognize the link between the severe trauma experienced in captivity and the leukemia the former soldier developed at a relatively young age. The committee cited the severity of the trauma and its lasting impact, assigning a 50% permanent disability rating. Attorneys call it a precedent-setting decision...
One of the most influential figures in the history of Aman: Major General (res.) Aviezer Yaari passed away at the age of 96
Yaari, son of MAPAM founder Meir Yaari, was praised for his performance during the Yom Kippur War, when he was a branch head in Syria. He is also remembered for his advice to the late Ariel Sharon during the First Lebanon War.