"Palestinian territories" and "occupied Palestinian territories" (OPT or oPt) are descriptions often used to describe the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip which are occupied or otherwise under the control of Israel.Israeli governments have maintained that the area involved is within territorial dispute. The extent of the territories, while subject to future negotiations, have frequently been defined by the Green Line. The term "Palestinian Territory, Occupied" had been utilized by the UN and other international organizations between 1998 to 2013 in order to refer to the Palestinian National Authority; it was replaced in UN Secretariat communications by the term State of Palestine starting in 2012, and the
ISO adopted the name change in 2013. However, as of August 2015, the UN Security Council continues to treat Palestine as a non-sovereign entity, which also prevents its admission to UN General Assembly membership.
Israel occupied the territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip in the Six-Day War of 1967, which had been earlier occupied by Jordan and Egypt respectively, and has maintained control of them since.
... and the world is contingent on implementing international legitimacy resolutions, ending Israeli occupation of Palestinian territory, and recognizing the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people.
Hamas says the Israeli regime’s sole objective lies in “erasing” the entirety of the Palestinian population from across the Palestinian territories ... remarks to the Palestinian al-Aqsa TV on Wednesday.
... most powerful body to demand an end to the more than 13-month war, which has killed more than 43,000Palestinians, according to the Gaza health ministry, and left most of the territory in ruins.
On the ground, Gaza's civil defense agency said on Wednesday that at least 17 people, including a baby, were killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Palestinian territory.
HH also expressed hope that the visit would enhance the exploration of bilateral cooperation opportunities, especially in investment.During the session, the two sides discussed the existing relations ...
Hezbollah has said throughout the war in Gaza that it won’t stop firing at Israel until the fighting in the Palestinian territory ends, but that condition was dropped in September after Israel ...
The death toll in Gaza is approaching 50,000 thanks to Israel's incessant bombardment of the desolate Palestinian territory, while civilians across southern Lebanon and in the capital Beirut have been ...
The IDF over the past year rescued more than 200 people—civilians and soldiers—from territories under the control of the PalestinianAuthority and other unsafe areas in Judea and Samaria, Brig.
Four Palestinians were injured by Israeli fire in the West Bank on Wednesday as army forces demolished two structures in the occupied territory, a local official said ...Nearly 785 Palestinians have ...