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The occupied Palestinian territories, also referred to as the Occupied Palestinian Territory and the Palestinian territories, 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.
The Court also concluded that the Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (including East Jerusalem) have been established "in breach of international law" and that all the States parties to the Geneva Convention are under an obligation to ensure compliance by Israel with international law as embodied in the Convention. [134]
The UN still regards Gaza as Israeli-occupied territory because of the level of control Israel has. Hamas won Palestinian elections in 2006, and ejected its rivals from the territory after intense ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. IIlegal Israeli occupation of Palestine Not to be confused with Status of territories occupied by Israel in 1967. Israel's occupation of the Palestinian territories, which has continued since 1967 and is the longest military occupation in modern history, has become illegal under international law ...
The top United Nations court said Friday that Israel’s settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem are unlawful and that Israel must end its presence in occupied Palestinian territory. The ...
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states.It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.
Since 1979, the United Nations Security Council, [59] the United Nations General Assembly, [38] the United States, [60] the EU, [61] the International Court of Justice, [62] and the International Committee of the Red Cross [39] refer to the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, as occupied Palestinian territory or the occupied territories ...
Resolution text. The resolution states that all measures aimed at changing the demographic composition and status of Palestinian territories occupied by Israel, including construction and expansion of settlements, transfer of Israeli settlers, confiscation of land, demolition of homes and displacement of Palestinian civilians are in violation of international humanitarian law, Israel's ...