West Bank - Wikipedia
WEBThe mid-1990s Oslo Accords split the West Bank into three regional levels of Palestinian sovereignty, via the Palestinian National Authority (PNA): Area A (PNA), Area B (PNA and Israel), and Area C (Israel, comprising 60% of the West Bank).
West Bank | History, Population, Map, Settlements, & Facts
WEB6 days ago · The West Bank is an area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan but occupied from 1967 by Israel.
Occupied Palestinian territories - Wikipedia
WEBMap of the West Bank, May 2021, showing Palestinian (green) and Israeli control. The international community regards the Palestinian territories, meaning the West Bank including East Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip, as territories occupied by Israel.
West Bank - The World Factbook
WEBAug 7, 2024 · the most populous Palestinian communities in the West Bank are located in the central ridge and western half of its territory; Jewish settlements are located throughout the West Bank, the most populous in the Seam Zone--between the 1949 Armistice Line and the separation barrier--and around Jerusalem.
State of Palestine - Wikipedia
WEBIt encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the Occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region. The country shares most of its borders with Israel, and it borders Jordan to the east and Egypt to the southwest.
West Bank summary | Britannica
WEBWest Bank, Territory west of the Jordan River and east of Jerusalem. Area: 2,185 sq mi (5,660 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 4,026,000. It is known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria. It is a region with deep …
How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law
WEB3 days ago · How extremist settlers in the West Bank became the law. The village of At-Tuwani, a Palestinian farming community of around 1,600 people, is nestled in a small valley in the occupied West Bank, south of the city of Hebron. Since the 1980s, when the Israeli settlement of Ma’on was established on a nearby hill, the villagers’ land has been ...
Israel’s Plan to Legalize 5 West Bank Settlements: What to Know
WEBJun 29, 2024 · Israel says it will legalize five West Bank settlements previously considered illegal, as the government accelerates what critics call a slow-motion annexation of land meant for a Palestinian...
Explainer: Israel, annexation and the West Bank - BBC
WEBJun 25, 2020 · The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of difficult on-off talks between Israel and the Palestinians - both of whom assert rights there - have left...
West Bank - Wikiwand
WEBThe mid-1990s Oslo Accords split the West Bank into three regional levels of Palestinian sovereignty, via the Palestinian National Authority (PNA): Area A (PNA), Area B (PNA and Israel), and Area C (Israel, comprising 60% of the West Bank).
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