West Bank areas in the Oslo II Accord - Wikipedia
The Oslo II Accord divided the Israeli-occupied West Bank into three administrative divisions: the Palestinian enclaves as "Areas A and B" and the remainder, including Israeli settlements, as " Area C ".
Who is in charge of Gaza and the West Bank? | PBS News
Jan 20, 2024 · At the PA’s behest, the ICC has opened a probe into possible war crimes committed by Israelis and Palestinians in Gaza, the West Bank, and East Jerusalem.
UN says Israeli settlers cut down olive trees in 'war-like' West Bank ...
1 day ago · Summary. UN accuses Israel of using 'war-like' tactics in West Bank. Settler attacks on Palestinian olive groves reported by OCHA. Around 600 olive trees burnt, sawn off or vandalised. Violence in ...
Top UN court says Israeli occupation of West Bank and East Jerusalem …
Jul 19, 2024 · The United Nations’ top court said Friday that Israel’s presence in the West Bank and East Jerusalem is illegal, in an unprecedented opinion that called on Israel to end its decades-long...
Ten maps to understand the occupied West Bank | Israel …
Sep 16, 2024 · The West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, covers a land area of 5,655sq km (2,183sq miles), making it about 15 times larger than the Gaza Strip, spread over 365sq km (141sq miles).
West Bank | History, Population, Map, Settlements, & Facts
2 days ago · West Bank, 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. The territory, excluding East Jerusalem, is also known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria.
Explainer: Israel, annexation and the West Bank - BBC
Jun 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...
What Is the West Bank and Who Controls It? - The New York Times
Aug 28, 2024 · Israeli troops are in Tulkarm and Jenin to fend off the rising influence of Palestinian militant groups, who have become increasingly dominant in the northern West Bank.
Palestine: International law obliges Israel to end occupation, says ...
22 hours ago · 18 October 2024 Human Rights. All States and international organizations, including the United Nations, have obligations under international law to bring to an end Israel’s unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, according to a new legal position paper released Friday by a top independent human rights panel. It details the ...
Israel must stop violent settler attacks on Palestinian farmers that ...
3 days ago · GENEVA (16 October 2024) – Palestinian farmers in Israeli-occupied West Bank are facing the most dangerous olive season ever, UN experts* said today.The intimidation of farmers, restriction of access to lands, severe harassment and attacks by Israeli armed settlers and occupation forces further undermine the food sovereignty of Palestinian families and are yet another attack on Palestinian ...