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This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Geography of Israel Continent Asia Region Levant Coordinates 31°N 35°E / 31°N 35°E / 31; 35 Area Ranked 150th • Total 20,770 km 2 (8,020 sq mi) • Land 97.88% • Water 2.12% Coastline 273 km (170 mi) Borders Egypt: 208 km Jordan: 307 km Lebanon: 81 km Syria: 83 km West Bank: 330 ...
Israel – country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. The State of Israel ( Medinat Yisrael ) came into existence as the homeland for the Jewish people at the termination of Mandatory British Palestine on 14 May 1948, through the Israeli Declaration of Independence . [ 1 ]
Israel, [a] officially the State of Israel, [b] is a country in West Asia. It is situated in the Southern Levant of the Middle East ; and shares borders with 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 ]
Prior to the declaration of Israel in 1948, the UN proposed a United Nations Partition Plan for Palestine based on the location of land legally purchased [2] and used to create Jewish Settlements in the area. Jewish Settlement in Palestine 1880-1914 This maps depicts the originally anticipated borders of Israel upon inception 1938
areas north of and including Jenin city, Burqin and Arranah in the north of the West Bank. This includes Jenin refugee camp and all areas north of this until the Jalamah checkpoint for access to ...
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Israel has combined its assault on the southern Gaza Strip with an online grid map dividing the enclave into hundreds of zones, which it says will direct residents away from its fight against Hamas.