October War’s Seventh Communiqué Announced Successful Suez Canal Crossing

By the evening of October 6, 1973, the results of the opening hours of the war were beginning to emerge. The General Command of the Egyptian Armed Forces issued its seventh communiqué, announcing that Egyptian troops had successfully crossed the Suez Canal along the entire front.

The announcement placed the canal crossing at the centre of the military update. It reported success across the length of the confrontation, rather than at a single crossing point.

Issued as the first day moved into evening, the communiqué offered an early account of the operation’s progress. Its focus was the crossing achieved during the war’s opening hours.

The seventh communiqué thus marked a key moment in the official reporting of the October War: confirmation that Egyptian forces had crossed the canal along the front.