Egypt and Israel normalized their relations on January 26, 1980, opening the borders of land, sea and air. One day after handing over the El-Arish line (Sinai) to the Government of Cairo.
The Israeli Embassy in Cairo, a pioneer among Arab countries, was inaugurated in February 1980. Later, the Egyptian embassy in Tel Aviv was inaugurated in March 1980. In addition to the Peace Agreement, Israel and Egypt signed about 50 agreements for the normalization of relationships.
On January 26 / January 1980, the establishment of full diplomatic relations between Egypt and Israel was officially announced and the economic boycott ended and Israel and Egypt became citizens on reciprocal visits after the lifting of restrictions on the freedom of movement of the people AND goods.
Relations returned to normal the day after the return of two-thirds of the Sinai desert, including the base of Refidim (Bar Gafgafa), which ended up in the hands of Israel after the six-day war in 1967.
The agreement between the two nations proposed the return of Israel to Egypt over 19,400 square kilometers that would be returned to Egyptian hands when the peace process ended in 1982, completing the total delivery to Cairo of the entire Sinai peninsula.
The event occurred a year after the signing of a treaty between the Egyptian president, Anwar el-Sadat and the Israeli prime minister, Menáchem Beguín, mediated by former US president Jimmy Carter, after negotiations that lasted sixteen months.