"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.
Delegations from Gaza-based groups Hamas and Islamic Jihad held talks in Egypt to discuss developments in the Palestinian territories ... for talks with Egyptian officials on developments in the Palestinian territories and the ongoing Egyptian reconstruction projects in Gaza.
RAMALLAH, June 5 (Reuters) - A three year-old Palestinian boy who was wounded by Israeli gunfire last week has died of his wounds, Palestinian and Israeli health officials said on Monday ...The West Bank, among territories where Palestinians seek statehood, has seen a surge of violence since March 2022.
The UN on Tuesday warned of a humanitarian disaster in Gaza as aid that supports hundreds of thousands of Palestinians in the besieged territory will come to a halt in the coming days ...Israel imposed an illegal blockade on the coastal enclave following the Palestinian Islamic ...
We also call for the lift of blockade on the Gaza Strip, the cessation of settlement activities in the occupied territory, and the avoidance of unilateral actions that exacerbate the plight of Palestinian refugees," said the envoy.
A Palestinian toddler who was shot by Israeli troops in the occupied West Bank last week died of his wounds, Israeli hospital officials said Monday ...The father was also shot and treated at a Palestinian hospital ... Palestinians seek these territories for a future state.
A two-year-old Palestinian boy succumbed to his wounds on Monday after being shot in the head by Israeli troops last week, his family confirmed ... At least 160 Palestinians this year, with Mohammad Tamimi being the latest casualty. The two-year-old is among the youngest victims of Israel’s violence in the Palestinian territories in 2023.
It was about a settler attacking her while she was acting in support of Palestinians in the West Bank... Because the United States gives millions of dollars to Israel daily, building settlements in Palestinian territory and the ongoing discrimination against them occurs with tacit U.S.
For their part, Saudi officials have said Riyadh is sticking by the Arab Peace Initiative, which conditions normalisation with Israel on its withdrawal from Arab territories and the establishment of a Palestinian state, as well as finding a “fair solution” to the plight of Palestinian refugees.
In July 2021, Ben & Jerry’s announced that it would stop selling its ice cream in the West Bank and eastern Jerusalem, areas it called “OccupiedPalestinianTerritory,” because it was “inconsistent” with its company values ... being sold or distributed in Israeli territories.