Yom Kippur War: IDF chief ignored pre-warning about Egyptian artilery

“Everyone one of the forts on the [Suez] Canal, as far as potential from the enemy, could be hit easily with 5,000 shells per hour.”

Then-prime minister Golda Meir (R) accompanied by then-defense minister Moshe Dayan, meets with Israeli soldiers at a base on the Golan Heights after intense fighting during the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

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ByYONAH JEREMY BOB

SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 17:03

Updated: SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 17:25

Yom Kippur War: IDF chief ignored pre-warning about Egyptian artilery

“Everyone one of the forts on the [Suez] Canal, as far as potential from the enemy, could be hit easily with 5,000 shells per hour.”

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Yom Kippur War: IDF chief ignored pre-warning about Egyptian artilery

“Everyone one of the forts on the [Suez] Canal, as far as potential from the enemy, could be hit easily with 5,000 shells per hour.”

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