Green Line

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The Green Line is the demarcation line established in the 1949 Armistice Agreements that serves as the internationally recognized boundary between Israel and the territories captured in 1967, including the West Bank.

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Green Line canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armistice line
demarcation line
international boundary
alsoKnownAs 1949 Armistice Line
1967 borders
Israel–Jordan Armistice Line
pre-1967 borders
associatedWithConflict Arab–Israeli conflict
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
cartographicRepresentation commonly drawn as a green line on maps of Israel and the Palestinian territories
changedBy territorial changes after the 1967 Six-Day War
countryInvolved Egypt
Israel
Jordan
Lebanon
dateEstablished 1949
establishedAfter 1948 Arab–Israeli War
establishedBy 1949 Armistice Agreements
governedBy United Nations Security Council resolutions on the Arab–Israeli conflict
legalStatus armistice line not formally a political border in the 1949 agreements
lengthApproximate about 315 kilometers between Israel and the West Bank
marksBoundaryBetween Israel and Egypt
Israel and Lebanon
linked to: Lebanon and Israel

Israel and the Gaza Strip
Israel and the Golan Heights
linked to: Golan Heights

Israel and the West Bank
linked to: West Bank
namedFor green ink used to draw the line on maps
passesNear Haifa district
linked to: Haifa District

Jerusalem
Tel Aviv metropolitan area
politicalSignificance basis for many international positions on Israeli borders
reference line for Israeli settlement policy debates
recognizedAs de facto international boundary of Israel before 1967
recognizedBy United Nations
most foreign governments
referencedIn Oslo Accords discussions
UN Security Council Resolution 242
relatedAgreement Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949
Israel–Jordan Armistice Agreement of 1949
Israel–Lebanon General Armistice Agreement of 1949
separates Gaza Strip
Golan Heights
State of Israel
linked to: Israel

West Bank
subjectOf debates over land swaps in peace plans
usedAsReferenceIn Israeli–Palestinian peace negotiations
two-state solution proposals

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Jenin locatedNear Green Line
Qalqilya locatedNear Green Line
Tulkarm locatedNear Green Line
Mandelbaum Gate partOf Green Line
Tulkarm Governorate border Green Line