"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 facility, which lies in the central part of the occupied Palestinian territories in Negev Desert, has been hosting such meetings since July 29, the daily added ... How Israeli jails have turned into slaughter houses for Palestinians.
Israel has bombarded the Palestinian territory by land, air and sea, displacing almost all of its civilian population of 2.4 million people at least once in the past year.
Jordan’s foreign minister said Tuesday the creation of a Palestinian state is the key to peace in the region ... “Israel is expanding its control over more occupied Palestinian territories by building more settlements.”.
Hezbollah has launched hundreds of such strikes against the occupied Palestinian territories since last October, when the Israeli regime began bringing the Gaza Strip under a genocidal war and intensifying its deadly attacks against Lebanon.
Gaza- At least four people have been killed and dozens of others wounded in an Israeli air attack on a hospital complex in central Gaza where displaced Palestinians sought shelter from Israel’s assault on the besieged territory.
H E Carbajosa added that Spain has added its voice to those countries, fully supporting the advice and recommendations issued by the International Court of Justice concerning the responsibilities of Israel in the occupied Palestinian territories.
She expressed concern over the worsening security situation in Israel and the “OccupiedPalestinian Territories.” ... Several airlines have either suspended or reduced their flights to and from Israel ... .
Hezbollah has been responding to the aggression with numerous retaliatory operations, including one with a hypersonic ballistic missile, targeting the occupied Palestinian territories.