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21 hours ago · The Palestinian territories, also known as the Occupied Palestinian Territory, consist of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip—two regions of the former British Mandate for Palestine that have been occupied by Israel since the Six-Day War of 1967.
1 day ago · Bethlehem ( / ˈbɛθlɪhɛm /; Arabic: بيت لحم, Bayt Laḥm, pronunciation ⓘ; Hebrew: בֵּית לֶחֶםBēṯ Leḥem) is a city in the Israeli-occupied West Bank of the State of Palestine, located about ten kilometres (six miles) south of Jerusalem. It is the capital of the Bethlehem Governorate, and as of 2017 had a population of ...
2 days ago · West Bank. City of Bethlehem, West Bank. The name West Bank is a translation of the Arabic term aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah, which designates the territory situated on the western side of the Jordan River that was occupied in 1948 and annexed in 1950 by the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan.
5 days ago · The principal Palestinian municipalities of the West Bank are Jenin, Nablus, and Ramallah north of Jerusalem and Bethlehem and Hebron (Al-Khalīl) south of Jerusalem. Jericho (Arīḥā) is the chief municipality of the Jordan River valley.
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Jul 3, 2024 · This travel advice covers Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPTs). Your travel insurance could be invalidated if you travel against advice from the Foreign, Commonwealth ...
4 days ago · The environmental destruction caused by Israel in Gaza is part of a long-term and systematic destruction of the Palestinian environment, which Qumsiyeh believes should be called an ecocide. Grenades and tear gas canisters are exhibited to underscore the effects of conflict on the environment. Bethlehem, occupied West Bank, 12 march 2024.
Jun 21, 2024 · June 21, 2024, 6:01 PM ET (AP) The Latest | Gaza's Health Ministry says 25 killed, 50 wounded in Israeli strikes on tent camps. two-state solution, proposed framework for resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by establishing two states for two peoples: Israel for the Jewish people and Palestine for the Palestinian people.
