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The peace map

Two maps: the region by type of relations with Israel, and Israel and its neighbours with line types. Not every line is a border, and not every border is agreed.

The region: who has relations with Israel, and what kind

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Map of the region by type of relations with IsraelEgyptJordanUAEBahrainMoroccoSudanSyriaLebanonSaudi ArabiaIsraelPalestinians

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Layers · Legend
  • Peace treaty in force
  • Normalization (Abraham Accords)
  • Announced, not concluded
  • Interim agreements, no permanent settlement
  • Ceasefires and talks, no peace treaty
  • No relations; Arab Peace Initiative on the table

Classification follows the original research as of 7 Oct 2026. This schematic map is not a legal boundary map or a live update.

  • Israel
  • Peace treaty in force
  • Normalization (Abraham Accords)
  • Announced, not concluded
  • Interim agreements, no permanent settlement
  • Ceasefires and talks, no peace treaty
  • No relations; Arab Peace Initiative on the table

Schematic map. Lines are approximate and are not a legal determination. The status of Western Sahara is disputed; the map takes no position on it. Data: Natural Earth (public domain), 1:10m scale; line classification and place names by this site. Lines as of October 2026.

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In words: a peace treaty in force with Egypt (1979) and Jordan (1994). Normalization under the Abraham Accords with the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco (2020). With Sudan, normalization was announced but not concluded. With the Palestinians there are interim agreements and no permanent settlement. With Syria and Lebanon there are armistice, disengagement and ceasefire arrangements and talks, but no peace treaty. There are no relations with Saudi Arabia. Kazakhstan, announced as joining the Abraham Accords in 2025, lies outside the map.

Israel and its neighbours: not every line is a border

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Schematic map of Israel and its neighbours with line typesMediterranean SeaGulf of AqabaGulf of SuezEGYPTSinaiISRAELJORDANSYRIALEBANONSAUDI ARABIAWest BankGaza StripGolan HeightsJerusalemTel AvivGazaRamallahAmmanCairoDamascusBeirutSharm el-SheikhEilat · Aqaba · TabaRafahNaharayim / BaquraSuez

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Layers · Legend
  • International boundary agreed in a peace treaty
  • Treaty line with Jordan, “without prejudice to the status” of the territory beyond it
  • 1949 armistice line (“Green Line”) — not an agreed final border
  • “Blue Line” — UN line of withdrawal (2000), not a border
  • Ceasefire / disengagement line with Syria (1974)
  • Other international boundary
  • West Bank and Gaza Strip: permanent status not agreed
  • Golan Heights: held by Israel since 1967; annexation not recognised by the UN
  • UN area of separation (UNDOF)

Classification follows the original research as of 7 Oct 2026. This schematic map is not a legal boundary map or a live update.

Legend

  • International boundary agreed in a peace treaty
  • Treaty line with Jordan, “without prejudice to the status” of the territory beyond it
  • 1949 armistice line (“Green Line”) — not an agreed final border
  • “Blue Line” — UN line of withdrawal (2000), not a border
  • Ceasefire / disengagement line with Syria (1974)
  • Other international boundary
  • West Bank and Gaza Strip: permanent status not agreed
  • Golan Heights: held by Israel since 1967; annexation not recognised by the UN
  • UN area of separation (UNDOF)

Schematic map. Lines are approximate and are not a legal determination. Data: Natural Earth (public domain), 1:10m scale; line classification and place names by this site. Lines as of October 2026.

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The map in words: Israel has an agreed international boundary with Egypt (from the Mediterranean near Rafah to Taba) and with Jordan (from Eilat–Aqaba north along the Arava, the Dead Sea and the Jordan River to the Yarmouk). Along the West Bank, the treaty with Jordan states that the line is without prejudice to the status of territory under Israeli military control since 1967. Between Israel and the West Bank and Gaza Strip runs the 1949 armistice line, the “Green Line”, which is not an agreed final border. In the north, the “Blue Line” with Lebanon is a line of withdrawal identified by the UN in 2000, not a border. On the eastern Golan runs the 1974 disengagement line with Syria, beside the UN area of separation. Proposed borders are not drawn.

Why the geography matters

Distances
The country is narrow: in many places only a few dozen kilometres separate the sea from the 1949 armistice line. That is one reason security arrangements are central to every negotiation.
Water
The Jordan River, the Yarmouk and the Sea of Galilee are shared by several states. The peace treaty with Jordan has a full water annex.
Crossings
The Suez Canal and the Strait of Tiran are international waterways; free passage through them is fixed in the treaty with Egypt.
Contiguity
The West Bank and the Gaza Strip do not touch. Almost every permanent-status proposal deals with a link between them and with contiguity inside the West Bank.