5 to 10 June in 1967, Israel seized control of the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, the Golan Heights, and the Sinai Peninsula during the Six-Day War. Eventually, the Sinai Peninsula was returned to Egypt in 1978. The withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip in 2005 was not followed by resumption of control by Egypt. Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been controlled by the Islamist militant group Hamas. Geography If it existed today, the United Arab Republic would be the 25th largest nation on the planet (Egypt is 30th and Syria is 88th). It was comparable in size to South Africa, and twice the size of France. Following the dissolution of the All-Palestine Government, the United Arab Republic further exerted control over the Gaza Strip, until the Six-Day War. See also Armed Forces of the United Arab Republic History of modern Egypt Pan-Arabism Arab Federation (1958) – The Kingdom of Iraq and the Kingdom of Jordan United Arab States (1958–1961) – Egypt, the Kingdom of North Yemen, and Syria Federation of Arab Republics (1972–1977) – Egypt, Libya, and Syria Arab Islamic Republic (1974) – Libya and Tunisia Invasion of Kuwait (1990–1991) – Iraq and Kuwait United Arab Emirates References Footnotes Bibliography External links Encyclopedia.com Syria: A Country Study 1958 establishments in Africa 1958 establishments in Asia 1958 in Egypt 1958 in Syria 1959 in Egypt 1959 in Syria 1960 in Egypt 1960 in Syria 1971 disestablishments in Africa 1961 disestablishments in Asia 1961 in Egypt 1961 in Syria 20th century in Egypt 20th century in Syria Arab League Arab nationalism in Egypt Arab nationalism in Syria Articles containing video clips Egypt–Syria relations Former countries in Africa Former countries in Western Asia Former republics Former confederations Gaza Strip Former Arab states Former member states of the United Nations Former socialist republics Pan-Arabism States and territories disestablished in 1971 States and territories established in 1958