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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Demographics of the State of Palestine Population pyramid of the State of Palestine in 2020 Population 1,997,328 (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 3,000,021 (West Bank – 2022 est.) Growth rate 2.02% (Gaza Strip – 2022 est.) 1.69% (West Bank – 2022 est.) Birth rate 27.67 births/1,000 population (Gaza ...
The West Bank (Arabic: الضفة الغربية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; Hebrew: הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, romanized: HaGadáh HaMaʽarávit), so called due to its location relative to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip) that comprise the State of Palestine.
Direct negotiations to determine the permanent status of Gaza and the West Bank had begun in September 1999 after a three-year hiatus, but have been derailed by the al-Aqsa Intifada that began in September 2000. In 2003, the Israeli government issued a plan for total withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and part of the northern West Bank by late 2005.
Palestine, [i] officially the State of Palestine, [ii] [e] is a country in the southern Levant region of West Asia recognized by 146 out of 193 UN member states.It encompasses the Israeli-occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and the Gaza Strip, collectively known as the occupied Palestinian territories, within the broader geographic and historical Palestine region.
Map of cities in Palestine. The following is a list of cities administered by the Palestinian National Authority.After the 1995 Interim Agreements, the Palestinian National Authority took control of civil affairs in the West Bank Palestinian enclaves, designated Areas A and B, where most Palestinian population centers are located (and excluding those within the municipal borders of East ...
Several of Trump’s nominees have suggested Israel has the right to annex the West Bank. More than 500,000 Jewish settlers live in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, which was captured by Israel ...
About 500,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank and another 200,000 live in East Jerusalem. [ 51 ] [ 52 ] [ 53 ] The barrier has many effects on Palestinians including reduced freedoms, road closures, loss of land, increased difficulty in accessing medical and educational services in Israel, [ 54 ] restricted access to water sources, and ...
RAMALLAH, West Bank — Nael’s hand shook and his eyes teared up as he tried to call his wife in Gaza, one of several attempts that day. But with communications to the besieged Gaza Strip cut ...