Eastern Mediterranean 1994: Palestinian National Authority
18 May 1994
18 May 1994
Palestinian National Authority
22 Jul 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus
15 Nov 1976 Lebanese Civil War
19 Mar 1978 Operation Litani
25 May 1979 Israeli withdrawal from Sinai
22 Dec 1980 Battle of Zahlé
18 Aug 1982 1982 Lebanon War
5 Feb 1984 Multinational Force in Lebanon
19 May 1986 War of the Camps
15 Nov 1988 First Intifada
17 Sep 1991 Collapse of the Eastern Bloc
18 May 1994 Palestinian National Authority
14 Mar 1997 Anarchy in Albania
20 Mar 2001 Second Intifada
22 Jul 2006 2006 Lebanon War
14 Jun 2007 Hamas’s takeover of Gaza
16 Jan 2009 Operation Cast Lead
Peace talks between Israel and the PLO culminated in the 1993 Oslo Accords, when both parties agreed to the creation of a self-governing Palestinian National Authority. The new entity came into being in May 1994, with territory assigned to it in Jericho (in the West Bank) and the Gaza Strip. Israel, however, retained control of the authority’s defense and foreign relations.