Question: who won the war of yom kippur in 1973
Answer: Yom Kippur War / October War Part of the Arab -- Israeli conflict and Cold War Egyptian forces crossing the Suez Canal on October 7 Date October 6 -- 25 , 1973 Location Both banks of the Suez Canal , Golan Heights and surrounding regions Result Israeli military victory Political gains for Egypt and Israel 1978 Camp David Accords Territorial changes The Egyptian army occupied the eastern coast of the Suez Canal with the exception of the Israeli crossing point near Deversoir .