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The Israeli 877th "Judea and Samaria" Division (Hebrew: אוּגְדָּת אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, Ugdat Ezor Yehuda VeShomron; also known as the West Bank Division) is a regional division [1] of the Central Command. It is responsible for Israeli military activity in the Judea and Samaria Area.
The Judea and Samaria Area (Hebrew: אֵזוֹר יְהוּדָה וְשׁוֹמְרוֹן, romanized: Ezor Yehuda VeShomron; [a] Arabic: يهودا والسامرة, romanized: Yahūda wa-s-Sāmara) is an administrative division used by the State of Israel to refer to the entire West Bank, which has been occupied by Israel since 1967, but excludes East Jerusalem (see Jerusalem Law).
It is responsible for the units and brigades located in the West Bank (under the West Bank Division), Jerusalem, the Sharon, Gush Dan, and the Shephelah. The commander of the central command is the one who is authorized to declare new cities in the Judea and Samaria Area. [1]
The Department for Coordination and Liaison operates in close cooperation with the international community to promote and advance internationally funded aid and welfare projects. Over 200 international organizations are operating in the West Bank/Judea and Samaria and the Gaza Strip, including UN Agencies, government assistance agencies, and NGOs.
Other acronyms used by Israelis for the West Bank portion are Shai (ש"י Shomron VeYehuda – Samaria and Judea), and Ayosh (איו"ש Ezor Yehuda VeShomron – Judea and Samaria Area). The Yesha Council is the umbrella organization of the various municipal councils (local, regional, and cities) which represent Jews in the area.
The Shomron Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית שומרון, Mo'atza Azorit Shomron, English Samaria Regional Council) is an Israeli regional council in the northern portion of the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Thirty-five Israeli settlements fall under its jurisdiction. [2]
The Gush Etzion Regional Council (Hebrew: מועצה אזורית גוש עציון, Mo'atza Azorit Gush Etzion) is a regional council in the northern Judean Hills, the northern part of the southern area of the West Bank, administering the settlements in the Gush Etzion region, as well as others nearby.
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Israeli settlement in the West Bank in Judea and Samaria Area Kfar Etzion כְּפַר עֶצְיוֹן Israeli settlement in the West Bank Kfar Etzion Coordinates: 31°38′56″N 35°6′55″E / 31.64889°N 35.11528°E / 31.64889; 35.11528 District Judea and Samaria Area Council ...