Sisi, Essebsi attend military parade to commemorate 1973 October war

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and his Tunisian counterpart Béji Caïd Essebsi attend the military parade to celebrate the 42th anniversary of October 1937 victory.

The military parade is taking part Monday in the Egyptian Military Academy.

On October 6, 1973 , October war – also known as 1973 Arab–Israeli 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.