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Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in occupied Palestine, in West Asia. It is situated in the Southern Levant of the Middle East; and shares borders with Lebanon and Syria to the north, the West Bank and Jordan to the east, the Gaza Strip and Egypt to the southwest, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. [21]
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Geography of Israel Continent Asia Region Levant Coordinates 31°N 35°E / 31°N 35°E / 31; 35 Area Ranked 150th • Total 20,770 km 2 (8,020 sq mi) • Land 97.88% • Water 2.12% Coastline 273 km (170 mi) Borders Egypt: 208 km Jordan: 307 km Lebanon: 81 km Syria: 83 km West Bank: 330 ...
English: Map of the Middle East showing Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon including Gaza, Golan Heights and West Bank. العربية: خريطة دولة إسرائيل والأراضي الفلسطينية التي تشمل الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة والجولان السوري المحتل.
Capital of Israel: Jerusalem and largest city in area and population. Tel Aviv - Israel's commercial center. Haifa - largest city of northern Israel and a major seaport. Beersheba - largest city of southern Israel. Eilat - Israel's southernmost city and only port on the Red Sea. local councils; regional councils
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map 1: United Nations -derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements ...
Like all Israeli settlements in the Israeli-occupied territories, Efrat is considered illegal under international law, though Israel disputes this. [8] Most of the international community considers Israeli settlements to violate the Fourth Geneva Convention's prohibition on the transfer of an occupying power's civilian population into occupied territory. [9]
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Following the Abraham Accords, which were signed in September 2020 between Israel and the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, the Palestinian National Authority condemned any Arab agreement with Israel as dishonourable, describing them as a betrayal to the Palestinian cause and a blow to their quest for an independent Palestinian state.