Borders of Israel
Political boundaries between Israel and neighboring states
Borders of Israel
The borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements among colonial powers ruling in the region before Israel's creation. The 1949 Armistice Agreements following the 1948 Palestine war established the Green Line, the first internationally recognized borders of Israel. In the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, Israel began an occupation of the Sinai, the Gaza Strip, East Jerusalem, the West Bank, and the Golan Heights; only two of Israel's five total potential land borders are internationally recognized and uncontested, while the other three remain disputed. Israel's two formally recognized and confirmed borders exist with Egypt and Jordan since the 1979 Egypt–Israel peace treaty and the 1994 Israel–Jordan peace treaty, while its borders with Syria (via the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights), Lebanon (via the Blue Line; see Shebaa Farms dispute) and the Palestinian territories (Israeli...
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