West Bank - Wikipedia
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 …
West Bank | History, Population, Map, Settlements, & Facts
3 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 …
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the …
21 hours 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 …
Why Is Israel Targeting Jenin, West Bank? - The New York Times
11 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 …
Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the …
18 hours 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 …
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 …
As fighting in Gaza stops, Israel launches major military ... - CNN
1 day ago · The Israeli military killed at least 10 Palestinians, including a child, in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday as its prime minister announced the start of a “large-scale military …
Israeli Raids in West Bank Focus on Jenin, Long a Resistance Hub
21 hours ago · Jenin, a city of about 50,000 people in the northern West Bank, has been a center of resistance for generations, first to British rule and then to Israeli forces in the war following …
Israel Embarks on an ‘Extensive’ Military Operation in the West Bank ...
2 days ago · Israeli security forces on Tuesday embarked on a military operation in Jenin, a Palestinian city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, as Israel turned its focus to an area seen as …
Explainer: Israel, annexation and the West Bank - BBC
Jun 25, 2020 · Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is planning to effectively annex parts of the occupied West Bank in what would be a major - and highly controversial - act. …