The Sinai Interim Agreement, also known as the Sinai II Agreement, was a diplomatic agreement signed by

Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter ...

and

Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...

on September 4, 1975, with the intention of peacefully resolving territorial disputes. The signing ceremony took place in

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. The agreement stated that the conflicts between the countries "shall not be resolved by military force but by peaceful means." It also called "for a further withdrawal in

the Sinai The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (now usually ) (, , cop, Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a ...

and a new UN buffer zone." Thus, the agreement strengthened Israel's and Egypt's commitment to abiding by U.N. Resolution 338 and strengthened diplomatic relations between Egypt, Israel, and the

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.Meital, pp. 149–151 The purpose of this agreement, in the eyes of the Egyptians, was to gain back as much of the

Sinai Peninsula The Sinai Peninsula, or simply Sinai (now usually ) (, , cop, Ⲥⲓⲛⲁ), is a peninsula in Egypt, and the only part of the country located in Asia. It is between the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Red Sea to the south, and is a l ...

(which had been occupied by Israel since 1967) as they could through diplomacy. Although the agreement strengthened Egypt's relationship with the

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, it diminished its relationships with other members of the

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(especially

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and the

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Interim Agreement between Israel and Egypt
from the Knesset website {{Egypt–Israel relations Republic of Egypt Treaties of Israel Arab–Israeli peace process Treaties of Egypt Treaties concluded in 1975 Egypt–Israel relations Sinai Peninsula September 1975 events in Africa September 1975 events in Asia

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