1967 – UN Security Council Resolution 242

UN Resolution

UN Security Council Resolution 242 calls for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967 and a just and lasting peace in the Middle East.

In the 1967 war, Israel occupied Gaza Strip, which had been part of Egypt, and the West Bank, which had been part of Jordan, including East Jerusalem, which was subsequently annexed by Israel. The war brought about a second exodus of Palestinians, estimated at half a million. Security Council Resolution 242 (1967) formulated the principles […]

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