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The agreements ended the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and outlined Israel's de-facto borders, also known as the Green Line, until the 1967 Six-Day War.

1 Agreements

1.1 With Egypt

The agreement with Egypt was signed on February 24. The main points were:

• The armistice line was drawn along the international border (dating back to 1906) for the most part, except near the Mediterranean Sea, where Egypt remained in control of a strip of land along the coast, which became known as the Gaza Strip.
• The Egyptian forces besieged in the Faluja Pocket were allowed to return to Egypt with their weapons, and the area was handed over to Israel.
• A zone on both sides of the border around 'Uja al-Hafeer (Nitzana) was to be demilitarized, and became the seat of the bilateral armistice committee.

1.2 With Lebanon

The agreement with Lebanon was signed on March 23. The main points were:

• The armistice line ('the Blue line') was drawn along the international border.
• Israel withdrew its forces from 13 villages in Lebanese territory, which were occupied during the war.

1.3 With Jordan

The agreement with Jordan was signed on April 3. The main points:

• Jordanian forces remained in most positions held by them in the West BankThe West Bank is a territory in the Middle East constituting the area west of the Jordan River annexed by Jordan at the end of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. The territory formed part of Jordan from 1948 through 1967, after which it was captured by Israel in, including the Arab East JerusalemCapitals in Asia For alternate uses see Jerusalem (disambiguation Jerusalem ( Modern Hebrew: Yerushalayim Biblical Hebrew: Arabic: al-Quds see also Names of Jerusalem) is an ancient Middle Eastern city of key importance to the religions of Judaism, Christ, and the Old City.
• Jordan withdrew its forces from their front posts overlooking the Plain of SharonThe Plain of Sharon is a region in the central plains of Israel.. In return, Israel agreed to allow Jordanian forces to take over positions in the West Bank previously held by IraqThe Republic of Iraq is a Middle Eastern country in southwestern Asia encompassing the ancient region of Mesopotamia. It shares borders with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the south, Turkey to the north, Syria to the north-west, Jordan to the west and Iran toi forces.
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