 Indeed, on June 8, 1967, Dayan bypassed both the Prime Minister and the Chief of staff in ordering the Israeli army to attack and capture the Golan.After Golda Meir became prime minister in 1969 following the death of Levi Eshkol, Dayan remained defense minister.He was still in that post when the Yom Kippur War began catastrophically for Israel on 6 October 1973.