Hebrew media have discussed what they describe as new secrets related to the October War of 1973.
The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation "Kan" reported Thursday evening that despite the passage of 47 years since the October 6, 1973 war, many secrets still remain, noting the documents that were allowed to be published today, which revealed for the first time the consultations conducted by Prime Minister Golda Meir and Defense Minister Moshe Dayan with other generals and ministers.
The Hebrew channel "Kan" reported that among the secrets revealed was that the Israeli military and political leadership considered bombing the Syrian capital, Damascus, but decided against it out of fear of the repercussions this action would have in the Security Council and concerns about a deterioration of Israeli air superiority at the time, in addition to the American pressure to cease hostilities.
The channel added that Moshe Dayan held a press conference on October 7, the second day of the war, describing the events of the first day as a "disaster," but he remained optimistic about the eventual outcomes of the war itself.
It was further noted that Prime Minister Golda Meir questioned the reaction of then U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger regarding the war, to which Dayan responded that it was "interesting."
It is worth mentioning that the October War, or the Ramadan War as it is known in Egypt, or the Liberation War of October as referred to in Syria, or the Yom Kippur War as it is called in Israel, was a war launched by Egypt and Syria against Israel in 1973. It was the fourth Arab-Israeli war following the 1948 War (the Palestinian War), the 1956 War (the Suez Crisis), and the 1967 War (the Six-Day War). In the third war, Israel occupied the Sinai Peninsula from Egypt and the Golan Heights from Syria, as well as the West Bank, which was under Jordanian control, and the Gaza Strip, which was then under Egyptian military rule.
The war began on Saturday, October 6, 1973, corresponding to Ramadan 10, 1393 AH, with coordinated and simultaneous surprise attacks on Israeli forces; one by the Egyptian army on the occupied Sinai front and the other by the Syrian army on the occupied Golan Heights front. Some Arab countries contributed to the war either through military or economic support.
