This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The West Bank, so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered b…
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. The West Bank, so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories that make up the State of Palestine. A landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of West Asia, it is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel to the south, west, and north. Since 1967, the territory has been under Israeli occupation, which has been regarded illegal under the law of the international community.
Status: Claimed by the State of Palestine · Partially administered by the Palestinian National Authority in Areas A and B · Under Israeli occupation, which is illegal under international law
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