Yom Kippur War

Reuven Milon: The photographer who captured Jerusalem’s soul, one ordinary moment at a time

From milkmen to movie houses, Reuven Milon captured Jerusalem as it lived and breathed; ordinary scenes turned lasting history.

A rare shot of Reuven Milon at work.
Mount Hermon's ski slopes, pictured on December 30, 2025.

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A sign at a London pro-Palestinian march, December 9, 2023.

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Deceased Gaza hostage Meny Godard.

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Beit Loewenstein Rehabilitation Medical Center prepared to receive the wounded

The largest rehabilitation hospital in Israel is coordinating with the relevant state agencies to receive an influx of war patients

 An Israeli, one of three wounded in what an Israeli military spokesperson said was a shooting attack at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank, is evacuated to a hospital in Jerusalem January 31, 2016.

Month of war: October's significance to Jewish, Israeli history

In terms of Jewish and Israeli history, October anniversaries have special meaning up to the present day, from Ben-Gurion's birthday to the Nuremberg Trials to the Yom Kippur War.

 An Israeli tank drives on a road following a mass infiltration by Hamas terrorists from the Gaza Strip, near Sderot in southern Israel October 8, 2023

Israel is haunted by the ghosts of the Yom Kippur war in this attack - comment

The Yom Kippur War of 1973, exactly 50 years ago today, serves as an important point of reference in understanding the gravity of Israel’s recent oversight.

 The scene where a rocket fired from Gaza into Southern Israel, hit and caused damaged in the southern Israeli city of Ashkelon. October 7, 2023.

The Yom Kippur War served as debut of religious units of soldiers - comment

It is even more difficult to distill the religious meaning of this war. 

 FOREVER SACRED: Yom Kippur War veterans, IDF soldiers, families, and friends gather at the memorial to those who fell in the 1973 Tel Saki battle, Sept. 27

What lessons did the Israel Air Force learn from the Yom Kippur War?

The war marks a 'before and after' for the Israeli air force, which continues to apply its lessons to today's changing landscape.

 Israeli soldiers during the Yom Kippur War.

Newly released documents detail how Israel won the seas in Yom Kippur War

New details have emerged regarding Israel's maritime success during the Yom Kippur War.

THE DESTROYER ‘Eilat,’ first victim of the naval missile age.

Jewish Agency to commemorate Yom Kippur war with special program

Almog will discuss the difficult battles on the southern front and other family memories of the event.

  Jewish Agency Chairman Doron Almog (right) with his late brother, Eran Avrutsky z"l

Yom Kippur War Blues: A soldier reflects on feeling abandoned

Artist Avner Moriah’s army service during the Yom Kippur War has colored his artwork for decades.

 A life-size oil painting of Israeli soldiers running into battle is an ever-present reminder of Moriah’s own Yom Kippur War service.

Yom Kippur 1973: Israel's darkest hour, my first war

For journalists, filing our stories was not always easy. There was no email or mobile phones in those days, and land lines were few and far between. The best land lines were at the GPO.

 Meron Medzine, director of the Government Press Office, at a news conference with then-prime minister Menachem Begin.

WATCH: Remembering the heroes - 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War

Jewish Agency head Major General (Res.) Doron Almog to be featured in video commemorating Yom Kippur War.

 Doron Almog