Arab-Israeli War n 1: Egypt and Syria attacked Israel in October 1973 (on Yom Kippur); Israel counterattacked and drove the Syrians back and crossed the Suez Canal into Egypt [syn: {Yom Kippur War}] 2: tension between Arabs and Israeli erupted into a brief war in June 1967; Israel emerged as a major power in the Middle East [syn: {Six-Day War}, {Six Day War}]