United Arab Republic administration of the Gaza Strip

Egypt administered the Gaza Strip from 1958 to 1961 while joined with Syria in the United Arab Republic. Gaza remained under Egyptian military rule and was not incorporated as a province of the union.

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Egyptian military administration of the Gaza Strip: Egyptian military rule over the Gaza Strip from 1948 to 1967, interrupted by Israeli occupation in 1956–1957. The United Arab Republic years were one phase of this longer Egyptian administration.
United Arab Republic: A political union of Egypt and Syria that existed from 1958 to 1961. Its formation supplies the period’s defining political framework.
Palestinian national movement: Political and social efforts to establish Palestinian self-determination and national institutions. Egypt’s control constrained independent Palestinian political organization in Gaza.
Syrian Region: The name used for Syria as the northern region of the United Arab Republic from 1958 to 1961. Unlike Syria, Gaza was not incorporated as a constituent region of the union.
All-Palestine Government: A Palestinian government proclaimed in 1948 and based in Gaza, with little independent governing authority. Its institutions persisted nominally under Egyptian control during the union years.
Gamal Abdel Nasser: Egyptian president from 1956 to 1970 and a leading figure in Arab nationalism. His leadership drove the union and determined Egypt’s policy toward Gaza.
Six-Day War: The June 1967 war in which Israel captured the Gaza Strip, Sinai, the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and the Golan Heights. Israel’s capture ended the longer period of Egyptian administration that included the union years.
Egyptian annexation of the Gaza Strip: A proposed but unrealized formal incorporation of the Gaza Strip into Egypt. Egypt administered Gaza but did not annex it during the United Arab Republic years.
Palestinian Legislative Council: A Gaza-based representative body established by Egypt in 1962 to advise on administration. It followed the union period and illustrates Egypt’s evolving consultative institutions in Gaza.
Arab nationalism: A political movement advocating unity and shared identity among Arabic-speaking peoples. The union arose from the movement’s promise of Arab political unity.