This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.Egyptian front International front Egyptian 25th Brigade ambush was a battle that occurred on October 17, 1973, the eleventh day of the Yom Kippur War, east of the Great Bitter Lake, in the Sinai Peninsula.

The ambush was conducted by the Israel Defense Forces' 162nd Division, against the 25th Brigade of the Egyptian army.

On October 17, 1973, Israeli forces conducted an ambush against Egyptian tank divisions commanded by Ahmad Halalmi Hassan, whose force consisted of 94[citation needed] Soviet made T-62's and 40 other armored APC's, as they were advancing towards Israeli-occupied territories in the Sinai.

The Israeli forces consisted of 14[citation needed] M60 Patton Tanks, they conducted the ambush by creating an "L" formation and attacking from a location in which the Egyptian Tank Brigade had not anticipated a hostile presence.

Because the Israeli forces were outnumbered in the battle, they used tactics wherein their tanks peeked out over the hill, fired one shot, then descended to take cover from enemy fire, this process would be repeated by every tank in Avraham's contingent.