Egypt’s Cabinet- presided by Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouli announced next Sunday as a public holiday on the occasion of the anniversary of the 6th of October War victory.

The decision applies to ministries, governmental bodies, public facilities, municipalities, public enterprises and public business sector companies.

Israel captured the Sinai Peninsula, Gaza Strip, West Bank, Old City of Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights in the Six-Day War that began on June 5, 1967.

On October 6, 1973 at 2:00 p.m. (Cairo time) the Egyptian Armed Forces launched its war against the Israeli troops bringing down Bar Lev Line (a series of fortifications).

As a result, the Israeli troops were forced to retreat 15 kilometers eastern the Suez Canal; meanwhile, Syrian troops waged the war near Golan Heights against the Israeli troops.

The war that lasted for almost two weeks paved the way for negotiations that gave rise to the Peace Treaty between Israel and Egypt in 1979, and the liberation of entire Sinai, except for Taba w
hich was recovered by Egypt through international arbitration in 1989.

Source: State Information Service Egypt