"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.
Ministry spokesperson Sufian Qudah reiterated in the statement Jordan’s categorical rejection of such rhetoric, emphasizing that Israel has no sovereignty over Palestinian territories under occupation.
Minister Abdel Aty underscored Egypt's rejection to the displacement of Palestinians from their territories, calling for the unification of Gaza Strip and the West Bank under the leadership of the ...
Arab and Muslim leaders have demanded that Israel withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories as a precondition for regional peace, while denouncing "shocking" Israeli crimes in war-ravaged Gaza.
Arab and Muslim leaders demanded on Monday that Israel withdraw from occupied Palestinian territories as a precondition for regional peace, while denouncing "shocking" Israeli crimes in war-ravaged Gaza.
The Islamic Resistance in Iraq says it has launched a drone attack on an Israeli military base inside the occupied Palestinian territories, in response to the regime’s brutal aggression against civilians in the besieged Gaza Strip and Lebanon.
The designated High Representative for Foreign and SecurityPolicy said the EU is actively working with humanitarian organizations to deliver aid to Palestinian territories and striving to provide relief to those affected by the violence.
Territories Netanyahu planned to annex ... At least 780 Palestinians have since been killed and nearly 6,300 others injured by Israeli army fire in the occupied territory, according to the Health Ministry.