United Nations Security Council Resolution 339
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United Nations Security Council Resolution 339 was adopted on 23 October 1973 in order to bring a
ceasefire A ceasefire (also known as a truce or armistice), also spelled cease fire (the antonym of 'open fire'), is a temporary stoppage of a war in which each side agrees with the other to suspend aggressive actions. Ceasefires may be between state act ...
in the
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where Resolution 338 two days before had failed. The resolution primarily reaffirmed the terms outlined in Resolution 338 (itself based on
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), returning the forces of both sides back to the position they held when the cease fire (338) came into effect, and a request from the
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to undertake measures toward the placement of observers to supervise the cease fire. The resolution was adopted with 14 votes to none; the
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did not participate in the voting.


See also

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Arab–Israeli conflict The Arab–Israeli conflict is an ongoing intercommunal phenomenon involving political tension, military conflicts, and other disputes between Arab countries and Israel, which escalated during the 20th century, but had mostly faded out by the ...
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List of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 This is a list of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 301 to 400 adopted between 20 October 1971 and 7 December 1976. See also * Lists of United Nations Security Council resolutions * List of United Nations Security Council Resoluti ...
(1971–1976)


References


Text of the Resolution at undocs.org


External links

* {{Arab–Israeli diplomacy 0339 0339 Arab–Israeli peace process October 1973 events Yom Kippur War