Nahal outpost was Giv'at Ruth -named after the nearby Tell-abu-Rutha. Despite a recent request for compliance with the armistice and over the objections of UNTSO Chief of Staff Burns and UN Secretary General Hammarskjöld, Israel re-militarized the area on September 21, 1955. Israel continued to occupy the area until after its withdrawal from Sinai and Gaza, which ended the 1956 Suez Crisis. After this, and until the Six-Day War, the DMZ and the border were monitored by the United Nations Emergency Force. Israel has controlled the area since 1967 where it has a large military base and detention camp. See also Nitzana Border Crossing Battles of Bir 'Asluj Nitzana (Nabataean city) Operation Volcano References Bibliography Israel Unit in Neutral Zone, Strategic Village Occupied, The Times, September 21, 1955, page 8. Ending Strife in Auja Zone, Egypt Accepts U.N. Plan, Mr. Hammarskjöld's Statement, The Times, January 25, 1956, page 8. External links Welcome To 'Awja Hafir PS, Uja al Hafeer, Zochrot Nitzana (Auja El-Hafir) Memorial Board For The 1948 Independence War Fighters In The Negev P. Colt. No. 60 - A Bilingual Entagion From The Year 54 AH / 674 CE Australian War Memorial AWM Collection Record: P02041.015 Australian War Memorial AWM Collection Record: P02041.008 Detailed map of 1953 with Al Āwja Neutral Zone Geography of Palestine (region) History of Palestine (region) Geography of Israel