– However, by repeatedly issuing false war alerts in late 1972 and May 1973, Marwan conditioned Aman chief Eli Zeira into adopting the rigid “Concept” (Ha-Konseptzia) that Egypt would not attack without long-range Soviet bombers—Only to deliver a final warning on October 5, 1973, hours before the Yom Kippur War began, when it was too late for full Israeli mobilization. Whether Marwan was Israel’s crown-jewel penetration or the centerpiece of an Egyptian strategic deception plan remains fiercely contested. Gemini – direct access to Google AI

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However, by repeatedly issuing false war alerts in late 1972 and May 1973, Marwan conditioned Aman chief Eli Zeira into adopting the rigid “Concept” (Ha-Konseptzia) that Egypt would not attack without long-range Soviet bombers—Only to deliver a final warning on October 5, 1973, hours before the Yom Kippur War began, when it was too late for full Israeli mobilization. Whether Marwan was Israel’s crown-jewel penetration or the centerpiece of an Egyptian strategic deception plan remains fiercely contested.
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