After the Israeli invasion of June 1967, the UN held many sessions to discuses the results of the occupation and the atrocities committed against the people of the occupied territories. On the 22nd of November 1967the UN Security Council adopted resolution no. 242,which states:

UN Security Council resolution no. 242

"The Security Council, Expressing its continuing concern with the grave situation in the Middle East. Emphasizing the inadmissibility of the acquisition of territories by war and the need to work for a just and lasting peace in which enemy states in the area can live in security:Emphasizing further that all member states in their acceptance of the charter of the United Nations have undertaken a commitment to act in accordance with article 2 of the charter

1.affirms that the fulfillment of the charter principles requires the establishment of a just and lasting peace in the Middle East which should include the application of both the following principles:(i) Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;(ii) Termination of all claims or state of belligerency and respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territories integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force”

Israel didn’t recognize this resolution and refused to withdraw from the occupied areas. Arabs had no other choice but to resort to the use of force to restore their occupied land. They launched a liberation war on October 6th 1973.The war continued for twenty days. The world security become at a stake, so super powers; the U.S and USSR intervened. The UN Security Council held a meeting an October 22nd.1973 and adopted resolution no.338:

2-Affirms further the necessity a)For guaranteeing freedom of navigation through international waterways in the area; b)For achieving a just settlement of the refugee problem; c)For guaranteeing the territorial inviolability and political independence of every state in the area, through measures including the establishment of demilitarized zones; 3-Requests the Secretary- General to designate a Special Representative to proceed to the Middle East to establish and maintain contacts with the states concerned in order to promote agreement and assist efforts to achieve a peaceful and accepted settlement in accordance with the provisions and principles in this resolution. 4-Requests the Secretary – general to report to the Security Council on the progress of the efforts of the Special Representative as soon as possible. Israel did not recognize this resolution and refused to withdraw from the occupied areas. Syria and Egypt had no other choice but to resort to the use of force to restore their occupied land. They launched a liberation ware on October 6th. 1973.The war continued for twenty days .the world Security became at stake when the then two greatest super power intervened. The UN Security Council held a meeting on October 22nd. 1973 and adopted resolution no.338.

U.N Security Council resolution no. 338

1-Calls upon all parties to the present fighting to cease all firing and terminate all military activity immediately ,no later than 12 hours after the moment of the adoption of this decision, in the positions they now occupy;
2-Calls upon the parties concerned to start immediately of implementation of Security Council resolution 242(1976) in all of its parts; 3-Decides that, immediately and concurrently with the cease-fire,negotiations start between the parties conceded under appropriate auspices aimed at establishing a just and durable peace in the Middle East.

Israel did not respond to the resolution and continued fighting, so, the UN Security Council held another meeting on October 23rd.1973 and adopted resolution no.339.

U.N.Security Council resolution no.339

“The Security Council, Referring to its resolution 338 (1973) of 22 October 1973, 1-confirms its design on the immediate cessation of all kinds of firing and all military action, and urges that the force of the two sides be returned to the positions they occupied at the moment the cease-fire became effective; 2-Requests the Secretary-General to take measures for immediate dispatch of United Nations observers to supervise the observance of resolutions:   Israelis continued fighting and resolution 340 was adopted.

U.N. Security Council resolution no. 340

“The Security Council, Recalling its resolutions 338 (1973) of 22 October and 339 (1973) of 23 October 1973, Noting with regret the reported repeated violations of the cease-fire in non-compliance with resolutions 339 (1973),  Noting with concern from the Secretary-General’s report that the United Nations military observers have not yet been enabled to place themselves on both sides of the cease-fire line 1-demands that immediate and complete cease-fire be observed and that the parties return to the positions occupied by them at 1650 hours GMT on 22 October 1973

2- Requests the Secretary-General, as an immediate step, to increase the number of United Nations military observers on both sides; 3-Decides to set up immediately under its authority a United Nations Emergency Force to be composed of personnel drawn from state Members of United Nations except the permanent members of the Security Council, and requests the Secretary-General to report within 24 hours on the step taken to this effect;  4-Requests the Secretary-General to report to the Council on an urgent and continuing basis on the state of implementation of the present resolution, as well as resolution 338 (1973) and 339(1973); Requests all member states to extend their full co-operation to the United Nations in the implementation of the present resolution,as well as resolution 338 (1973) and 339 (1973).

The war stopped on October 26th., but the Israelis didn’t respond to the UN resolutions and refused to withdraw from the occupied land. So Syria launched a /85/ days war of attrition after which fire ceased and negotiations started about a disengagement agreement which was later signed in Geneva on May 31st 1974.   Fighting stopped, but Israel continued its arrogance and refused to leave the occupied Golan. On 14 December 1981 Israeli Knesset surprised the world by declaring annexation of the Golan to Israel. This measure was totally refused and considered null by the UN in its resolution no. 497 of 1981.