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
Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
surface form: Israel–Egypt Peace Treaty
endTime 1982
finalStatusAgreement Egypt–Israel Peace Treaty
surface form: 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 of America
surface form: United States
legalBasisForEnd UN Security Council Resolution 242
locatedIn Egypt
location Sinai Peninsula
notableSettlementArea Rafah
surface form: Rafah region

Sharm El Sheikh
surface form: Sharm el-Sheikh area

Yamit region
occupiedFrom Egypt
occupyingPower Israel
oversightAfterWithdrawal Multinational Force and Observers
partOf Arab–Israeli conflict
Arab–Israeli conflict
surface form: 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 Sinai II disengagement agreement
surface form: Israeli–Egyptian disengagement agreements

Sinai II disengagement agreement
surface form: 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 occupation of Sinai Peninsula
this entity surface form: Israeli Military Government in Sinai