0 1 3 , ▁the ▁al - Q a eda ▁affili ated ▁group ▁Al - N us ra ▁Front ▁took ▁host age ▁ 2 1 ▁F ij ian ▁UN ▁personnel , ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁UN ▁Dis eng agement ▁Ob server ▁Force ▁in ▁the ▁neutral ▁buffer ▁zone ▁between ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Isra eli - occup ied ▁territory . ▁According ▁to ▁a ▁UN ▁official , ▁they ▁were ▁taken ▁host age ▁near ▁Observ ation ▁Post ▁ 5 8 , ▁which ▁had ▁sust ained ▁damage ▁and ▁was ▁ev acu ated ▁the ▁previous ▁week end , ▁following ▁heavy ▁combat ▁in ▁close ▁proxim ity ▁at ▁Al ▁Jam la . ▁The ▁UN ▁personnel ▁were ▁later ▁released ▁with ▁Jordan ian ▁med iation . ▁ ▁History ▁On ▁ 6 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁in ▁a ▁surprise ▁joint ▁attack , ▁Egypt ▁attacked ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁S ina i ▁while ▁Sy ria ▁attacked ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁Gol an ▁He ights . ▁Israel ▁eventually ▁rep uls ed ▁the ▁Sy rian ▁operation , ▁and ▁crossed ▁the ▁S uez ▁Canal ▁through ▁a ▁gap ▁between ▁Egypt ian ▁forces . ▁Isra eli ▁forces ▁then ▁pushed ▁further ▁into ▁Sy ria ▁and ▁Egypt . ▁Fight ing ▁continued ▁until ▁ 2 2 ▁October ▁ 1 9 7 3 , ▁when ▁United ▁Nations ▁Security ▁Council ▁Resol ution ▁ 3 3 8 ▁called ▁for ▁a ▁ce ase fire . ▁Two ▁days ▁later , ▁the ▁ce ase fire ▁was ▁viol ated ▁and ▁fighting ▁res umed , ▁resulting ▁in