Editing Yom Kippur War (section)

===Temporary stabilization===

[[File:Israeli Tank Battles Egyptian Forces in the Sinai Desert - Flickr - Israel Defense Forces.jpg|thumb|left|An Israeli [[Centurion tank]] operating in the Sinai]]
According to Herzog, by 9 October the front lines had stabilized. The Egyptians were unable to advance further, and Egyptian armored attacks on 9 and 10 October were repulsed with heavy losses.{{sfnp|Herzog|1982|pp=255–256}} However, this claim was disputed by Shazly, who claimed that the Egyptians continued to advance and improve their positions well into 10 October. He pointed to one engagement, which involved elements of the 1st Infantry Brigade, attached to the 19th Division, which captured Ayoun Mousa, south of Suez.{{sfnp|Shazly|2003|p=241}}

The Egyptian 1st Mechanized Brigade launched a failed attack southward along the [[Gulf of Suez]] in the direction of [[Ras Sudar]]. Leaving the safety of the SAM umbrella, the force was attacked by Israeli aircraft and suffered heavy losses.{{sfnmp|Shazly|2003|1p=241|Herzog|1982|2p=256}}

[[File:IDF Troops with Captured Egyptian Armour During Yom Kippur War, 1973.jpg|thumb|Abandoned or destroyed Egyptian armour being collected by IDF personnel, 12 October 1973]] 
Between 10 and 13 October, both sides refrained from any large-scale actions, and the situation was relatively stable. Both sides launched small-scale attacks, and the Egyptians used helicopters to land commandos behind Israeli lines. Some Egyptian helicopters were shot down, and those commando forces that managed to land were quickly destroyed by Israeli troops. In one key engagement on 13 October, a particularly large Egyptian incursion was stopped and close to a hundred Egyptian commandos were killed.{{sfnp|Sharon|2011}}{{page needed|date=December 2024}}