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There was a faint whiff of uncertainty in the briefing by IDF chief of staff David Elazar hours after the surprise Yom Kippur attack by Egypt and Syria in 1973.
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What happened
There was a faint whiff of uncertainty in the briefing by IDF chief of staff David Elazar hours after the surprise Yom Kippur attack by Egypt and Syria in 1973.
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