Egypt’s Manpower Minister Mohamed Saafan announced that Thursday 7 October will be a paid day off for private-sector employees to mark the 48th anniversary of the 6th of October War victory.
In a statement issued on Tuesday, Safaan added that companies have the right to ask employees to work during this day on job requirements, but are still legally obliged to pay double the normal wage to those who work during a holiday.
Noteworthy, the 6th of October Victory, is also known as Armed Forces Day, the Yom Kippur War، Ramadan War or known as the 1973 Arab–Israeli War, is annually celebrated on the 6th of October.
On that day, the Egyptian Armed Forces Day won the war against Israel, on the sixth day of October and the 10th of Ramadan is Hijri in a war fought by the coalition of Arab states led by Egypt and Syria against Israel from October 6 to 25، 1973.
The war began when the Arab coalition launched a joint surprise attack on Israeli positions in the Israeli-occupied territories on Yom Kippur، the holiest day in Judaism، which occurred that year during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
On this specific holiday (unlike any other) the country comes to a complete standstill; both religiously observant Jews and most of the secular majority fast، abstain from any use of fire، electricity، engines، communications، etc.، all road traffic ceases، and airports are shut down. Many soldiers also go home from military facilities for the holiday، and Israel was more vulnerable with much of its military on leave.
Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed ceasefire lines to enter the Sinai Peninsula and Golan Heights respectively، which had been captured by Israel in the 1967 Six-Day War.
the United States and the Soviet Union initiated massive resupply efforts to their respective allies during the war، and this led to a near-confrontation between the two nuclear superpowers.
The war began with a massive and successful Egyptian crossing of the Suez Canal. After crossing the cease-fire lines، Egyptian forces advanced virtually unopposed into the Sinai Peninsula.
After three days، Israel had mobilized most of its forces and managed to halt the Egyptian offensive، settling into a stalemate.
The Syrians coordinated their attack on the Golan Heights to coincide with the Egyptian offensive and initially made threatening gains into Israeli-held territory
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