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The eastern border of Egypt, a line from Rafah to Taba, was established in 1906 following discussions between the British and the Ottomans. Since Egypt was nominally Ottoman, it was technically an internal boundary.

https://ecf.org.il/issues/issue/913


What is the most territory the British could have gotten for Egypt in 1906? OTL they tried for Aqaba, but a stubborn local Ottoman Police Captain pushed out the British.

It was noted that in the 19th century Gaza was more tied to Egypt than Syria. A border running just south of the Judean mountains from just north of Gaza to the Red Sea could perhaps work.
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