UN Security Council Resolution 242 (1967)
UN Security Council Resolution 242 was passed on November 22, 1967, in response to the Six-Day War. The purpose of the UN resolution was to outline a process for achieving peace in the Middle East by reducing the belligerency of the combatants and establishing secure territorial boundaries. UN Security Council Resolution 242 served as a blueprint for Middle East peace efforts throughout the decades that followed.
The Six-Day War, which began on June 5 of 1967 and continued until a cease-fire was called on June 10, pitted Israel against the combined forces of Egypt, Jordan, and Syria, with lesser involvement by other Arab states. The conflict was the latest in a series of conflicts between the Jewish state of Israel and its Arab neighbors since the founding of Israel in 1948. Resolution 242 was not the first effort to resolve the Six-Day War. Immediately after the war, the UN Security Council tried to pass a resolution but failed. The matter was taken up by the UN General...
