Egypt–Israel border

gulf in the Middle East

demarcation line set out in the 1949 Armistice Agreements between Israel and Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon and Syria after the 1948 Arab–Israeli War; de facto borders of Israel from 1949 until the Six-Day War in 1967

formal ceasefire which ended the 1948 Arab–Israeli War

2011 series of cross-border attacks

barrier Israel is building along sections of its border with Egypt

attacks on Israeli soldiers