Border Demarcation and Armistice Agreements with Neighboring States (1949–1967)

1. UN calls for armistice negotiations in Palestine

   Nov 16, 1948Labels: UN Security, Palestine

   • UNISPAL
   • UNISPAL

2. Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement signed

   Feb 24, 1949Labels: Israel, Egypt, Rhodes Agreement

   • UNISPAL
   • ECF

3. Israel–Lebanon General Armistice Agreement signed

   Mar 23, 1949Labels: Israel, Lebanon, Ras el-Naqoura

   • Lebanese Army
   • FRUS

4. Israel–Jordan General Armistice Agreement signed

   Apr 3, 1949Labels: Israel, Jordan, Green Line

   • UNISPAL
   • ECF

5. Lausanne Protocol signed for broader peace talks

   May 12, 1949Labels: Lausanne Protocol, UN Conciliation

   • UNISPAL
   • US Historian

6. Israel–Syria General Armistice Agreement signed

   Jul 20, 1949Labels: Israel, Syria, Hill 232

   • ECF
   • CIE

7. UN Security Council formalizes ongoing truce supervision

   Aug 11, 1949Labels: UN Security, Truce Supervision

   • UNSC
   • UNSC 73

8. Tripartite Declaration signals Western support for armistice frontiers

   May 25, 1950Labels: Tripartite Declaration, United States

   • State Dept
   • Britannica

9. Suez Crisis disrupts Israel–Egypt armistice framework

   Oct 29, 1956Labels: Suez Crisis, Israel, Egypt

   • Britannica

10. UNEF I deploys and later becomes Sinai buffer

    Mar 8, 1957Labels: UNEF I, United Nations

    • UN Peacekeeping
    • Britannica

11. UNEF withdrawal begins after Egypt rescinds consent

    May 19, 1967Labels: UNEF Withdrawal, Egypt

    • UNISPAL
    • UN Peacekeeping

12. UN Security Council calls for immediate cease-fire

    Jun 6, 1967Labels: UN Security, Cease-fire Call

    • UNSC
    • UNSC 233

13. Security Council sets cease-fire deadline amid continued fighting

    Jun 7, 1967Labels: UN Security, Cease-fire Deadline

    • UNISPAL
    • UNSC 234

14. UN Security Council adopts Resolution 242 framework

    Nov 22, 1967Labels: Resolution 242, UN Security

    • Britannica
    • UNSC 242