West Bank

The West Bank is a landlocked territory in the Middle East, west of the Jordan River, that has been under Israeli military occupation since 1967. It is home to a Palestinian population and Israeli settlements, and is a focal point of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Why it’s in the news: It is in the news due to ongoing violence, Israeli settlement expansion, and international diplomatic disputes over its status and the conditions for Palestinians living there.

Latest on West Bank

• The Man Behind a West Bank Telegram Channel Trying to Keep Palestinian Drivers Safe
• Experience What It’s Like to Travel in the Occupied West Bank
• How Israeli Checkpoints Choke Palestinian Life in the Occupied West Bank
• Israeli settlers attack West Bank village and block Palestinian family's return home
• Israel denounces 'grotesque absurdity' of Macron UN remarks on West Bank
• Muted US response to UK's West Bank sanctions may reflect simmering frustration
• Netanyahu orders evacuation of some West Bank settler outposts, minister says

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