| Second Battle of Mount Hermon | |||||||
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| Part of the Yom Kippur War | |||||||
 Map of the Golan campaign. | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Israel |
 Syria | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
| Amir Drori | Ahmed Rifai al-Joju (DOW) | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 2 infantry battalions, 2 tanks | 1 paratroop battalion (~400 soldiers), 1 commando battalion | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
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23 killed 55 wounded |
29 killed 11 wounded | ||||||
The Second Battle of Mount Hermon was fought on October 8, 1973, during the Yom Kippur War between the Syrian Army and the Israeli Army. After the IDF outpost on Mount Hermon was captured by Syria on October 6, Israel decided to launch a hasty counterattack. The Syrians repelled the attack, and held on to the Hermon until October 21.