Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949

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The Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949 was a post–Arab-Israeli War accord that established the ceasefire lines and demarcation boundaries between Israel and Egypt, forming a key part of the broader 1949 armistice framework.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf armistice agreement
ceasefire agreement
international treaty
alsoKnownAs Egypt–Israel General Armistice Agreement
articleProvided exchange of prisoners of war
freedom of access to Holy Places under UN supervision (general framework)
prohibition of hostile acts across the armistice line
withdrawal of Egyptian forces from the Faluja pocket
basedOn UN Security Council Resolution 62
cameIntoForce 24 February 1949
clarified non-recognition of sovereignty changes pending final settlement
conflictContext 1948 Arab–Israeli War
createdBody Mixed Armistice Commission (Israel–Egypt)
definedStatusOf Al-Faluja pocket (Faluja enclave)
Gaza Strip
Negev region boundaries
documentType UN-registered treaty
established Gaza Strip under Egyptian control
Israel–Egypt Armistice Demarcation Line
followedBy continued armistice regime until 1967 Six-Day War
geographicScope Gaza Strip and its boundary with Israel
Sinai–Negev frontier area
southern coastal plain of Mandatory Palestine
historicalSignificance first formal military agreement between Israel and an Arab state
formed part of the armistice framework that defined the 1949–1967 Green Line system
influenced later Israel–Egypt peace negotiations
inForceUntil June 1967
language English
legalNature did not constitute a final peace treaty
temporary military arrangement under UN auspices
mediatedBy UN Acting Mediator Ralph Bunche
linked to: Ralph Bunche

United Nations
partOf 1949 Armistice Agreements
precededBy UN-brokered truce arrangements of 1948
purpose to define armistice demarcation lines between Israel and Egypt
to end active hostilities in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War on the Egyptian front
to establish a formal ceasefire between Israel and Egypt
registeredWith United Nations Secretariat
relatedUNResolution UN Security Council Resolution 54
UN Security Council Resolution 73
signatory Arab Republic of Egypt
linked to: Republic of Egypt

State of Israel
linked to: Israel
signatorySide Egyptian Army
Israel Defense Forces
signedIn Rhodes, Greece
linked to: Rhodes
signedOn 24 February 1949
stated armistice lines were not to be construed as political or territorial boundaries
supervisedBy United Nations Truce Supervision Organization

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Green Line relatedAgreement Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949
Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949 alsoKnownAs Egypt–Israel General Armistice Agreement
linked to: Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949
Rhodes armistice talks followedBy 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and Egypt
linked to: Israel–Egypt General Armistice Agreement of 1949