West Bank - Wikipedia
It has an estimated population of 2,747,943 Palestinians, and over 670,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, of which approximately 220,000 live in East Jerusalem.
With Gaza quiet, Israel is turning its focus on the West Bank ...
6 hours ago · What’s happening in the West Bank Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has spoken of a new dynamic in the West Bank, saying the military will adopt tactics learned in the Gaza offensive in its ...
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after ...
1 day ago · Israel captured the West Bank, Gaza and east Jerusalem in the 1967 Mideast war, and Palestinians want all three territories for their future state. Escalations in one area frequently spill over , raising further concerns that the second and far more difficult phase of the Gaza ceasefire — which has yet to be negotiated — may never come.
West Bank | History, Population, Map, Settlements, & Facts ...
1 day 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.
Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, West Bank? - The New York Times
22 hours ago · In 1967, Israel occupied the West Bank after a war with neighboring Arab states. Jenin’s resonance today, both for Palestinians and Israelis, largely stems from the second intifada, or uprising ...
After Gaza: what is Israel doing in the West Bank?
6 hours ago · Israel's operation is intended to undermine the PA, to destabilise the West Bank and to continue to annex the territory, said Yagil Levy, of the Open University of Israel.
Israeli occupation of the West Bank - Wikipedia
The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has been under military occupation by Israel since 7 June 1967, when Israeli forces captured the territory, then ruled by Jordan, during the Six-Day War.