In the Fourth Middle East War, a Palestinian terrorist who was fighting against the Israeli army in 1973 died when the explosives he had brought into the Israeli army across the Golan Heights accidentally detonated.

　　In the fourth Middle East War, in 1973, a Palestinian terrorist who was fighting against the Israeli army died when the explosives he had brought into the Israeli army across the Golan Heights accidentally detonated. The bodies of the Palestinians lay scattered across the desert. In the summer of 1972, Palestinian terrorists infiltrated the Munich Olympics and killed 11 Israeli athletes. Palestinian terrorist groups demonstrated their ability to carry out large-scale, high-profile attacks targeting Israel outside the Middle East. In the 1970s and 1980s, there were a number of incidents, including the 1974 Ma'alot school massacre, the 1978 Coastal Road massacre, and the 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking.

　The fourth Middle East War broke out on October 6th 1973, when a coalition of Arab countries led by Egypt and Syria launched a surprise attack on the Israeli army on Yom Kippur (the Day of Atonement), the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. By October 10, 1973, the Israeli army had driven back the Syrian army in the north and stopped the Egyptian army stationed in the Sinai Peninsula. Although the Soviet missiles were vulnerable when attacking the bridges of the Suez Canal and the Syrian and Egyptian armies, the Israeli fighter jets were able to freely attack the Egyptian and Syrian air forces at the time. A powerful counteroffensive was launched against the Syrian army, and the Syrian army's defensive line was pushed back. There was a concern that the Soviet Union, Syria's patron, would enter the war, so the threat to the Syrian capital of Damascus was averted.

　　Having weakened the Syrian army's fighting strength, the Israeli army then focused all its efforts on the Suez front. The Egyptian army's tank corps advanced eastwards, particularly aiming to secure the Mitla Pass. The Egyptian army was repelled in a large-scale tank battle with Israeli tanks and fighter jets. This victory encouraged the Israeli generals, who usually did not agree, and they launched a decisive counterattack. The aim was to cross the Suez Canal in the area of Lake Bitah and turn the situation around. Despite some difficulties, they secured a bridgehead and gradually expanded it, although they encountered unexpectedly strong Egyptian resistance on the eastern side of the Suez Canal. As a result, the Egyptian Third Army was almost completely isolated. Realizing that Egypt was facing total defeat, the Soviet delegation, with support from the United States and the Soviet Union, decided on a ceasefire on October 24, 1973, by the United Nations Security Council.

The Arab states felt vindicated by their initial success in October 1973. Meanwhile, Israel, despite the outcome of the fourth Middle East War, recognized the uncertainty of future Israeli military control. The fourth Middle East War contributed to the peace process between Israel and Palestine. The 1978 Camp David Accords, in which Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt, led to the Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty, in which Egypt became the first Arab country to recognize Israel.