On October 6, 1973, the Egyptians crossed the Suez Canal and invaded Israel. At the same time, Syrian and Arab allies launched attacks on Israel from the Golan Heights. This caught the Israelis, who were immersed in the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur, by surprise, and the Fourth Middle East War (also known as the Yom Kippur War) broke out. On the 50th anniversary of the Yom Kippur War, a similar scene happened again. In the early morning of October 7, 2023, Israelis living on the border with the Gaza Strip were awakened by explosions and rockets were fired from different locations. The first round of attacks lasted about 45…