5 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 …

The West Bank (Arabic: الضفة الغربية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; Hebrew: הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, romanized: HaGadáh HaMaʽarávit), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is …

Aug 28, 2024 · Roughly three million Palestinians and 500,000 settlers live in the West Bank, a kidney-shaped area between Israel and Jordan that has been a battleground between Israelis …

Aug 31, 2024 · What’s the occupied West Bank? Who are the refugees there? The occupied West Bank is part of historical Palestine on the west bank of the Jordan River, it measures 5,650sq …

Nov 20, 2018 · What is the West Bank? The West Bank is a chunk of land east of Israel, home to nearly 3 million Palestinians. The Dead Sea, also called the Salt Sea, is a salt lake bordering …

Jun 25, 2020 · What is the West Bank? It is a chunk of land located - as the name suggests - on the west bank of the River Jordan and bounded by Israel to the north, west and south. To its …

Dec 21, 2021 · Inhabited since at least the 15th century B.C., the West Bank has been dominated by many different peoples throughout its history; it was incorporated into the Ottoman Empire …

Jun 29, 2020 · Benjamin Netanyahu could make an announcement as early as 1 July – but what is the West Bank, and what might happen? BBC's diplomatic correspondent, Paul Adams, …

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Jun 30, 2020 · The West Bank came under Israel's control in 1967. It remains critical to understanding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.