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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Map 1: United Nations -derived boundary map of Israel and the Israeli-occupied territories (2007, updated to 2018) The modern borders of Israel exist as the result both of past wars and of diplomatic agreements between the State of Israel and its neighbours, as well as an effect of the agreements ...
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. West Bank الضفة الغربية הגדה המערבית Palestinian flag Location of the West Bank within the claimed territory of the State of Palestine Status Claimed by the State of Palestine [a] Partially administered by the Palestinian National Authority in Areas A and B Under Israeli ...
English: Map of the Middle East showing Israel, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon including Gaza, Golan Heights and West Bank. العربية: خريطة دولة إسرائيل والأراضي الفلسطينية التي تشمل الضفة الغربية وقطاع غزة والجولان السوري المحتل.
Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in the Southern Levant region of West Asia. It is bordered by Lebanon and Syria to the north, the West Bank and Jordan to the east, the Gaza Strip and Egypt to the southwest, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. [ 21 ]
The armistice line ("Green Line", see also Blue Line [Lebanon]) was drawn along the international boundary between Lebanon and Mandatory Palestine. [7] Israel withdrew its forces from 13 villages in Lebanese territory, which were occupied during the war.
Since that time, violence has returned, with Israel declaring war on Hezbollah in Lebanon in 2006 and launching repeated assaults on Hamas in Gaza, including Operation Cast Lead (2008), Operation ...
within 500m of the border with Lebanon (the ‘Blue Line’) east of Metula, including the northern edge of the town and and within 500m of the border with Syria (the ‘Alpha Line’). The FCDO ...
Lebanon was placed under French rule as a mandate following the fall of the Ottoman Empire, whereas Palestine was put under the authority of the British government. During the founding of the State of Israel (frequently called the Nakba ), numerous Palestinians who had been displaced sought safety in Lebanon, [ 1 ] resulting in strengthened ...