Egypt holds ceremony to celebrate 47th ann. of 6th of October War Victory

CAIRO – 11 October 2020: President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi arrived Sunday to the venue of the ceremony held by the Egyptian Armed Forces to celebrate the 47th anniversary of 6th of October War Victory.

Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War that began on June 5, 1967.

On October 6, 1973 at 2:00 p.m. (Cairo time) the Egyptian Armed Forces launched its war against the Israeli troops bringing down Bar Lev Line (a series of fortifications). 

As a result, the Israeli troops were forced to retreat 15 kilometers eastern the Suez Canal; meanwhile, Syrian troops waged the war near Golan Heights against the Israeli troops.

The war that lasted for almost two weeks paved the way for negotiations that gave rise to the Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979, and the liberation of entire Sinai, except for Taba which was recovered by Egypt through international arbitration in 1989. 

President of the National Council for Women (NCW) Maya Morsi highlighted the role played by women in the 6th of October War by hiding and transporting arms for the Egyptian forces, volunteering as nurses, and donating their jewelry for Egypt to purchase arms.