The Valley of Tears (Hebrew: עֵמֶק הַבָּכָא, Emek HaBakha) is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in 1973 during the Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley (or Vale) of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October.

2006年6月12日 · On October 6, 1973, during Yom Kippur, the holiest day of the Jewish calendar, a Syrian armored force of 1,400 tanks backed by more than 1,000 artillery pieces and supporting air power began a coordinated assault along the 36-mile-long Israeli-Syrian border in the Golan Heights in the north of Israel.

2015年9月22日 · Syrian tanks penetrated Israel’s front lines on the first day of the Yom Kippur War and raced across the Golan Heights. Syria’s task force comprised of 700 tanks, against Israel’s 175; their...

2019年4月3日 · What transpired during the war was one of the most lopsided tank battles in history: the battle of the Valley of Tears in the Golan Heights. Egypt and Syria, as well as Jordan, had mobilized their forces and threatened to attack Israel back in 1967.

Egypt and Syria on the Sinai Peninsula and the Golan Heights, respectively. Israels survival hinged on the outcome of its fight with Syria. The ensuing four-day fight was the largest tank...

In the Golan Heights, the Syrians attacked two Israeli armored brigades, an infantry brigade, two paratrooper battalions and eleven artillery batteries with five divisions (the 7th, 9th and 5th, with the 1st and 3rd in reserve) and 188 batteries. At the onset of the battle, the Israeli brigades of some 3,000 troops, 180 tanks and 60 artillery ...

2023年10月6日 · Decades ago, manning the Centurion tank, or Sho’t in IDF parlance (Hebrew for “whip”), Mansur had seen something far more sinister approaching from the east: Syrian armor moving into the Golan...

Four tanks led by Shmuel Yachin from Battalion 74 of the 188th Brigade opened fire and destroyed eight Syrian tanks that were attempting to cross the border to attack. Trucks laden with Syrian infantry raced towards the outpost. The Golani platoon destroyed them all using their heavy machine guns and mortars.

2019年2月17日 · The Battle of Golan Heights was a battle between Syrian and Israeli forces that took place at the beginning of the 1973 Yom Kippur War. During the Battle of Golan Heights, Syrian tanks vastly outnumbered Israeli tanks. However, the Israelis were able to defeat the Syrians, largely because of the superiority of Israeli tanks.

After crossing the antitank ditch, the Syrians pressed home the attack and reached a point only ten kilometers from the Sea of Galilee. With almost no strategic depth, the Israelis beat back the Syrian invaders and went on the offensive themselves.