arab-israeli war

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• noun Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt
• noun tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East