Modern Era · Middle East · Politics

1949

Arab-Israeli Armistice agreements

March 23, 1949

Israel signed armistice agreements with Egypt, Lebanon, Jordan, and Syria after nine months of fighting. The lines drawn were meant to be temporary but would define Israel's borders until 1967. Seven hundred thousand Palestinians had been displaced. The unresolved status of their right of return would poison regional politics indefinitely.

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Before and after in Middle East

Before: May 14, 1948: State of Israel declared
After: July 23, 1952: Nasser's Free Officers seize Egypt

Before and after in Politics

Era

Modern Era (1901–2000), one of 590 events from that era on Saeculum.

Sources

Wikipedia: 1949 Armistice Agreements