On This Day in History: Israel and Syria Sign Disengagement Agreement

After the Yom Kippur War, a ceasefire was declared. Israel held the entire Golan Heights and an enclave within Syria. Despite the ceasefire, shooting incidents continued between the sides, escalating into a war of attrition. Attempts at negotiations failed, and the attrition from Syria intensified.

Eventually, Israel agreed to withdraw from all the territories it captured during the Yom Kippur War, as well as additional areas around the Purple Line. On the 10th of Sivan 5734, the agreement between Israel and Syria was signed, defining the disengagement lines for both Israel and Syria, along with the conditions for settlement in the buffer zone. Both countries returned the prisoners of war immediately after signing the agreement.

Contrary to predictions, which assumed the agreement would last only a few months or at most a few years, the agreement remains in effect to this day.