1973    Egypt launches a coordinated attack against Israel leading to the Yom Kippur War.

1973    Yom Kippur War: Gabi Amir's armored brigade attacks Egyptian occupied positions on the Israeli side of the Suez Canal, in hope of driving them away. The attack fails, and over 150 Israeli tanks are destroyed.

1973    A United Nations sanctioned cease-fire officially ends the Yom Kippur War between Israel and Syria.

1973    Yom Kippur War ends

1974    A Disengagement of Forces agreement is signed between the Israeli and Egyptian governments, ending conflict on the Egyptian front of the Yom Kippur War.

1974    Yom Kippur War: Israeli forces withdraw from the west bank of the Suez Canal.

1989    The Egyptian Flag is raised on Taba, Egypt announcing the end of the Israeli occupation after the Yom Kippur War in 1973 and the peace negotiations in 1979.