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             The next war fought was the Six Day War(1967), which was fought
             between Israel and three other countries. In the south, Israel fought the
             Egyptians. In the central region, they fought Jordan, and in the north, they
             fought Syria. Israel managed to defeat all three countries without any
             trouble, and gain significant territory that would serve as its buffers in
             future years (Gilbert, pg. 67-68).
             On October 6, 1973, the Jews celebrated their holiest day of the
             Jewish year, Yom Kippur. This was the only war that the Israelis were not
             prepared for. The Egyptians and Syrians planned this surprise attack on
             Israel, knowing that they weren't expecting the invasion. They didn't think
             that the Arabs would have the nerve to attack on the holiest day. Since it is
             a fast day, that made it worse, since the soldiers were considerably weaker
             on that day. Nine Arab states helped along with the Egyptian-Syrian war
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