Egyptians commemorate the 50th anniversary of the October War

Egyptians attend a presentation of a recreated October War scene in Cairo on the 50th anniversary. On October 6, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a simultaneous surprise attack on Israel, known as the Yom Kippur War in Israel.

Youths attend a short documentary featuring self-propelled anti-aicraft guns in archival clips from the 1973 October War while visiting the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.

A fragment of an Israeli Air Force F-4 Phantom II fighter bomber aircraft downed during the 1973 October War is displayed in an open-air gallery outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum in Cairo on October 1, 2023.

An Israeli M48 Patton battle tank captured during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.

An Egyptian Air Force MiG-21 supersonic fighter interceptor aircraft used during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.

An Egyptian military SAM-6 surface-to-air missile battery used during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.

A boy takes pictures with a phone of a recreated war scene while visiting the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial of the 1973 October War in Cairo on October 1, 2023.

An Egyptian military SAM-6 surface-to-air missile battery used during the 1973 October War is displayed outside the "6th of October War Panorama" museum and memorial in Cairo on October 1, 2023.