"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.
The Jordanian Foreign Ministry said the Israeli move against UNRWA represents "a flagrant violation of international law and the obligations of Israel as the occupying power" to the Palestinian territories.
... from operating in the Israeli occupied Palestinian territories could lead to catastrophic outcomes for Palestinian refugees in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, deeming such a scenario unacceptable.
The ban on the UN agency - which has provided essential aid and assistance across Palestinian territories and to Palestinian refugees elsewhere for more than seven decades - would be a blow to ...
The ban on the UN agency -- which has provided essential aid and assistance across Palestinian territories and to Palestinian refugees elsewhere for more than seven decades -- would be a blow to ...
... -- so that Israel stops the assault against the Palestinians, accepts a cease-fire and fully withdraws from the occupied Palestinian territory in line with the ICJ advisory opinion of July 19.
The Islamic resistance in Iraq says it has carried out fresh anti-Israel operations, hitting the regime’s targets inside the occupied Palestinian territories.
Israel’s parliament has passed bills banning the UN agency for Palestinian refugees from operating in Israel and the Palestinian territories, designating it ...
agency for Palestinian refugees — the largest aid provider in Gaza — from operating in the Palestinian territories ...Israel's retaliatory offensive has killed over 43,000Palestinians, according to local health authorities.
UNRWA has provided essential aid, schooling, healthcare and assistance across the Palestinian territories and to Palestinian refugees elsewhere for more than seven decades ... territory's health ministry.