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War starts in 1967
In 1967 Egypt demanded that the UN removed its troops from Gaze and the Sinai Peninsula. Egyptian troops then moved into the Sinai, and Egypt began to close off the Gulf of Aqaba, and Israel's route to the red sea. -
The Yom Kippur War
Egypt and Syria launched the Yom Kippur War, a surprise attack against Israel in 1973. Israel's government was not fully prepared for the attack and needed military support from the United States. -
Peace Agreement
In 1977, Egyptian president Anwar Sadat made a momentous declaration: Egypt wanted peace with Israel. U.S. president Jimmy Carter invited Sadat and Israeli prime minister Menachem Begin to camp david the president retreat to settle peace. -
Camp David Accords
In 1978, Sadat and Begin reached an agreement known as the Camp David Accords. Egypt recognized Israel, and Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt and the treaty ended 30 years of hostility between Egypt and Israel. -
Palestinian Unrest
After Yasser Arafat became leader in 1969, the PLO launched a campaign of guerrilla attacks against Israel, first from Jordan and later from Lebanon. In effort to stop the PLO attacks, Israel invaded Lebanon in 1978 and again in 1982.
