peace treaty
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Egypt and Israel signed a peace treaty in 1979, which saw Israel return territory it seized during the 1967 war.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026
Egypt fought multiple wars with Israel before signing a peace treaty in 1979.
From Slate ● Feb. 25, 2026
Azerbaijan sees the opening of regional communications as the main precondition for signing a comprehensive peace treaty with its rival.
From Barron's ● Feb. 9, 2026
The guerrilla group signed a peace treaty with Colombia’s government in 2016.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 3, 2026
On June 22, 1941, Hitler broke a peace treaty and invaded the Soviet Union, sending his army storming across the huge nation in a battlefront that stretched for over a thousand miles.
From "A Thousand Sisters" by Elizabeth Wein
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