Sinai Peninsula Timeline of Events

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Sinai Peninsula

The Sinai Peninsula or Sinai is a triangular peninsula in Egypt about in area. It is situated between the Mediterranean Sea to the north, and the Red Sea to the south, and is the only part of Egyptian territory located in Asia as opposed to Africa, effectively serving as a land bridge between two continents...

Timeline of Events

1956

10.29.1956

Suez Crisis begins: Israeli forces invade the Sinai Peninsula and push Egyptian forces back toward the Suez Canal.

1957

1.22.1957

Israel withdraws from the Sinai Peninsula.

1979

7.25.1979

Another section of the Sinai Peninsula is peacefully returned by Israel to Egypt.

1982

4.25.1982

Israel completes its withdrawal from the Sinai peninsula per the Camp David Accords.