Israeli occupation of Sinai Peninsula

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The Israeli occupation of the Sinai Peninsula was the period from 1967 to 1982 during which Israel controlled this Egyptian territory following the Six-Day War, ending with its return to Egypt under the Camp David Accords.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
military occupation
conflictType interstate conflict
countryOccupied Sinai Peninsula
demilitarizationResult Sinai Peninsula
diplomaticContext U.S.-mediated peace process between Egypt and Israel
endedBy Camp David Accords
Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty
endTime 1982
finalStatusAgreement Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty of 1979
followedBy Egyptian administration of Sinai
follows Six-Day War
includedConstructionOf Israeli civilian settlements in Sinai
Israeli military bases in Sinai
involvedParty Egyptian Armed Forces
Israel Defense Forces
United Nations
United States
legalBasisForEnd UN Security Council Resolution 242
locatedIn Egypt
location Sinai Peninsula
notableSettlementArea Rafah region
linked to: Rafah

Sharm el-Sheikh area
linked to: Sharm El Sheikh

Yamit region
occupiedFrom Egypt
occupyingPower Israel
oversightAfterWithdrawal Multinational Force and Observers
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
Israeli–Egyptian conflict
peaceFramework Camp David Accords
precededBy Egyptian administration of Sinai
reason buffer zone between Israel and Egypt
control of approaches to Suez Canal
strategic depth for Israel
relatedTo Gulf of Aqaba access
Suez Canal
closure of Straits of Tiran prior to 1967
resultedIn Israeli withdrawal from Sinai
return of Sinai to Egyptian sovereignty
securityDoctrineContext Israeli concept of defensible borders
significantEvent Israeli–Egyptian disengagement agreements
Sinai Interim Agreement
War of Attrition
Yom Kippur War
crossing of Suez Canal in 1973
establishment of Israeli settlements in Sinai
evacuation of Israeli settlements in Sinai
startTime 1967
territorialExtent entire Sinai Peninsula
withdrawalCompleted April 1982

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Six-Day War consequence Israeli occupation of Sinai Peninsula
Israeli Military Governorate replacedBy Israeli Military Government in Sinai
linked to: Israeli occupation of Sinai Peninsula