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Israel's economy was 10 times larger than the West Bank's on the eve of the occupation but had experienced two years of recession. The West Bank's population stood between 585,500 and 803,600 and, while under Jordanian rule, accounted for 40% of Jordan's GNP, [31] with an annual growth rate of 6–8%. [32]
Israeli soldiers and protesters in Gaza during the Intifada. Growing Israeli settlement and continuing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip led to the 1987 First Intifada, [87] [88] motivated by collective Palestinian frustration over Israel's military occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip as it approached a twenty-year mark. [89]
Paratroopers at the Western Wall, by David Rubinger. Paratroopers at the Western Wall is an iconic photograph taken on 7 June 1967, by David Rubinger.Shot from a low angle, the photograph depicts three Israeli paratroopers framed against the Western Wall in the Old City of Jerusalem, shortly after its capture by Israeli forces in the Six-Day War.
Echoing Haiat’s sentiment, the Israeli Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) rejected the ICJ’s legitimacy to discuss the “legality of the occupation,” viewing it as an attack on Israel’s ...
These have stepped up since Israel's war on Gaza in response to the Hamas attacks, which killed 1,200 people, according to Israeli tallies. Israel has said it faces an existential threat by Hamas ...
Israel declared its military objectives to be: the full occupation of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force Zone, the establishment of a security zone free from heavy weaponry and military infrastructure, and the prevention of Iranian arms smuggling routes through Syria to Lebanon. [20]
The occupation has been controversial, with Israel accused of violating international law, as well as committing human rights abuses and apartheid against Palestinians. [4] The Israeli government has also actively promoted the creation and growth of Israeli settlements in Palestine. [5]
Images from Gaza circulating on social media Thursday showed a mass detention by the Israeli military of men who were made to strip to their underwear, kneel on the street, wear blindfolds, and ...