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held. Egyptians wanted full control of the town, and would in return restore the Egyp-
tian ambassador to Israel; however, Israel did not want to relinquish Taba since it was
a popular tourist destination primarily run by Israeli businessowners. In July 1985,
Israel reported that some progress had been made, but Egypt denied it. Both sides
did, however, move back across the boundary of the neutral zone. Taba was eventu-
ally resolved in 1988 when an international commission ruled in Egypt’s favor, and
control of Taba was then relinquished to Egypt by the Israelis in 1989.
Coding changes: End Date changed from January 21, 1983.
MID#3915
Dispute Number: 3915
Date(s): June 3, 1989
Participants: 651 Egypt/666 Israel
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: An Israeli fishing vessel crossed into Egyptian territorial waters. The ves-
sel failed to yield to an Egyptian coast guard patrol, at which time the coast guard
patrol fired warning shots into the air. The Israeli vessel’s operator was wounded in
the leg by the warning shots.
MID#4526
Dispute Number: 4526
Date(s): November 17, 2004
Participants: 666 Israel/651 Egypt
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Israeli armored forces fired on Egyptian soldiers, killing three. The Israelis
mistook the soldiers for Palestinian militants and apologized.
Coding changes: Fatalities changed from None.
MID#4531
Dispute Number: 4531
Date(s): June 2, 2006
Participants: 651 Egypt/666 Israel
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Three Egyptian security officers crossed the border and clashed with
Israeli forces. Two were killed.
MID#4544
Dispute Number: 4544
Date(s): August 17, 2009