The southern boundary during the British period

The southern boundary was the first of mandate Palestine’s three land borders on which agreement was reached. Its political uniqueness is that the line had not received international recognition. The borderline between Egypt and Palestine did not become an official international boundary during the British period. Even after the establishment of the State of Israel, this line only served the cease-fire agreements, as it was not an international boundary yet. The line did not receive this status until 1979, with the signing of the peace agreement between Israel and Egypt at Camp David. Nevertheless, the practical decision about the boundary between Palestine and Egypt was taken shortly after the end of the First World War, and from then onwards, life patterns in the region were affected by and related to the existence of a real boundary line.