The Valley of Tears is the name given to an area in the Golan Heights after it became the site of a major battle in the 1973 Yom Kippur War, known as the Valley of Tears Battle, which was fought from 6 October to 9 October. Although massively outnumbered, the Israeli forces managed to hold their positions and on the fourth day of the battle the Syrians withdrew, just as the Israeli defences were almost at the point of collapse.
An Israeli Sho't Kal, an upgraded Centurion tank
The Valley of Tears battle
Valley of Tears in 2010
Abandoned Syrian T-62 tanks on the Golan Heights.
Tat Aluf Avigdor Kahalani is a former Israeli soldier and politician.
Photo of Kahalani
Kahalani during the Yom Kippur War