How did the Yom Kippur War of 1973 end?

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Hostilities in the Yom Kippur War lasted until October 26 and formally ended with a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Egypt on November 11, 1973, and with Syria on May 31, 1974. A peace treaty between Israel and Egypt was signed on March 26, 1979, following the conclusion of the Camp David Accords.