United Nations Security Council Resolution 242

United Nations Security Council Resolution 242 (S/RES/242), one of the most commonly referenced UN resolutions in Middle Eastern politics, was adopted unanimously by the UN Security Council on November 22, 1967 in the aftermath of the Six Day War. It was adopted under Chapter VI of the United Nations charter, [19] and was reaffirmed by the UN Security Council Resolution 338, adopted after the 1973 Yom Kippur War.

The resolution calls for the “withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict” (there has been some Disagreement about whether this means all the territories: see UN Security Council Resolution 242: semantic dispute) and the “[t] ermination Of all claims or states of belligerency “. It also calls for the mutual recognition by the belligerent parties (Israel, Egypt, Syria, Jordan) of each other’s established states and calls for the establishment of secure and recognized boundaries for all parties.