The 2 main lessons of the Yom Kippur War – Israel learned not to ignore the signs of approaching war and bask in the euphoria of the achievements of the past, however great they may be. But the signs of peace should not be ignored either. By President Isaac Herzog | israelhayom.com

In his testimony before the Agranat Commission that investigated the Yom Kippur War, Col. Gabi Amir described the fateful and difficult hours of the fighting in the Sinai Peninsula as follows: The units „reported on the radios that the enemy was advancing and starting to attack us… I saw that at a distance of three to four kilometers from me, tanks and APCs were advancing, stopping, and shooting – and between them a huge amount of infantry. All of that was marching toward us, forward. It was a scene none of us had ever witnessed before. We got permission to withdraw. We received permission, but we did not retreat.“