West Bank
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| Area | 5655 |
|---|---|
| Population | 3,340,143 |
| Languages | Palestinian |
| Modern Hebrew | |
| Currency | Israeli new shekel |
| Date of Reg. | |
| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 807767 |
About West Bank
The West Bank is a landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia, bordered by Jordan to the east and by the Green Line separating it and Israel on the south, west and north. The West Bank also contains a significant section of the western Dead Sea shore.
Israel-Gaza war: Residents of Khan Younis say Israeli strikes heaviest since start of war
... US Vice-President Kamala Harris, in a meeting with the president of Egypt, said " under no circumstances [would] the United States permit the forced relocation of Palestinians from Gaza or the West Bank, the besiegement of Gaza, or the redrawing of the borders of Gaza"...
Mia Schem: Wounded festival-goer in Hamas hostage video freed
... Among the latest were, who became a symbol of resistance to Israel s occupation of the West Bank while she was a teenager...
Israel Gaza: Palestinian criticises Israeli prison as 30 more freed
... A Red Cross bus carrying the 30 Palestinians arrived in Ramallah, in the West Bank, late on Thursday, as has been customary for each of the seven exchanges...
Released Palestinians allege abuse in Israeli jails
...By Lucy WilliamsonBBC News, Jenin, West BankPalestinian prisoners released from Israeli jails say that guards carried out abuse and collective punishment in the weeks after the Hamas attacks on Israel on 7 October...
Israel Gaza: Palestinian activist Ahed Tamimi freed
... Images showed Ms Tamimi, who had been held in Damon Prison, near the Israeli city of Haifa, returned to the West Bank late on Wednesday...
Two Palestinian boys killed during Israeli raid in West Bank
...By Lucy Williamson & David GrittenBBC News, in Jenin and LondonFour Palestinians, including two children, have been killed by Israeli forces during a raid in the occupied West Bank, Palestinian officials say...
Burlington, Vermont, shootings leave one troubling question: Why?
... And he wanted to destroy that, " said Elizabeth Price, who headed back to Vermont after the shooting, from her home in the West Bank...
Boy, 14, and freelance reporter among Palestinians freed
... The Israeli prison service said the prisoners had been released from Ofer prison in the occupied West Bank and the Jerusalem Detention Center...
