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     How settlers took revenge for a murder in the West Bank

     At dawn on Friday 12 April, Israeli teenager Benjamin Achimeir walked out from his settler outpost in the occupied West Bank, with a flock of sheep, and disappeared. Achimeir, 14, had been living and working on a tiny farm outpost near his family's settlement,

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › West_BankWest Bank - Wikipedia

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   The West Bank (Arabic: الضفة الغربية, romanized: aḍ-Ḍiffah al-Ġarbiyyah; Hebrew: הַגָּדָה הַמַּעֲרָבִית, romanized: HaGadáh HaMaʽarávit), so called due to its relation to the Jordan River, is the larger of the two Palestinian territories (the other being the Gaza Strip).

3. www.britannica.com › place › West-BankWest Bank | History, Population, Map, Settlements, & Facts

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   1 day ago · West Bank, area of the former British-mandated (1920–47) territory of Palestine west of the Jordan River, claimed from 1949 to 1988 as part of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan but occupied from 1967 by Israel. The territory, excluding East Jerusalem, is also known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria.

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   Jun 25, 2020 · The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of difficult on-off talks between Israel and the Palestinians - both of whom assert rights there - have...

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5. www.cia.gov › the-world-factbook › countriesWest Bank - World Factbook Glyph

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   A comprehensive overview of the West Bank, a Palestinian territory occupied by Israel since 1967. Learn about its geography, history, population, politics, economy, and more.

6. edition.cnn.com › middleeast › live-newsWhat to know about the West Bank, the territory where the ...

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   Oct 19, 2023 · The West Bank is the Palestinian territory west of the Jordan River that sits adjacent to Israel and Jordan. Residents hope the territory will form part of a future Palestinian state.

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   How many people live in the West Bank?

   • The West Bank, including East Jerusalem, has a land area of 5,640 km 2 plus a water area of 220 km 2, consisting of the northwestern quarter of the Dead Sea. It has an estimated population of 2,747,943 Palestinians, and over 670,000 Israeli settlers live in the West Bank, of which 220,000 live in East Jerusalem.

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   Who controls the West Bank?

   • Since 1994, the PA has administered parts of the West Bank under its control, mainly the major Palestinian population centers and areas immediately surrounding them. Roughly 60% of the West Bank remains under full Israeli civil and military control, impeding movement of people and goods through the territory.

   West Bank - The World Factbook - Central Intelligence Agency

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   What is the history of the West Bank?

   • The West Bank was formed in the aftermath of the first Arab-Israeli war in 1948. When Israel declared its independence, the armies of several Arab states invaded the territory of the former British Mandate of Palestine, hoping to destroy the nascent Jewish state.

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   Where is the West Bank located?

   • The West Bank (Also known as Judea And Samaria) is a territory under Israeli occupation with areas of Palestinian Autonomous Control pockmarked with Israeli military/civilian settlements in the Middle East between Israel and Jordan, to the north of the Dead Sea.

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8. www.britannica.com › summary › West-BankWest Bank summary | Britannica

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   West Bank, Territory west of the Jordan River and east of Jerusalem. Area: 2,183 sq mi (5,655 sq km). Population: (2024 est.) 4,137,000. It is known within Israel by its biblical names, Judaea and Samaria. It is a region with deep history, forming the heart of historic Palestine. Populated areas include Nāblus, Hebron, Bethlehem, and Jericho.

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   Jun 25, 2020 · The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since the 1967 Middle East war, but decades of difficult on-off talks between Israel and the Palestinians - both of whom assert rights there - have...