Why are Gaza and West Bank separated?
In July 2007, after winning the 2006 Palestinian legislative election, Hamas became the elected government. In 2007, Hamas expelled the rival party Fatah from Gaza. This broke the Unity Government between Gaza Strip and the West Bank, creating two separate governments for the Occupied Palestinian Territories.
What is Gaza and West Bank?
The Gaza Strip and the West Bank are two Palestinian territories that were part of Mandate Palestine and were captured by Israel during the Six-Day War in 1967. There are over 5 million Palestinians combined living in the two territories.
Is West Bank and Gaza same?
The Palestinian territories consist of two distinct areas: the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.
What does it mean that Israel occupies the West Bank?
The “West Bank” name was given to the territory after it was captured by Jordan in the 1948 Arab–Israeli War because it sits on the west side of the Jordan River. Jordan subsequently annexed the territory in 1950 and held it until 1967 when it was occupied by Israel during the 1967 Six-Day War.
How is West Bank divided?
The Oslo II Accord divided the Israeli-occupied West Bank into three administrative divisions: Areas A, B and C. Area A comprises approximately 18% of the total territory of the West Bank and Area B about 22% of the territory, together home to some 2.8 million Palestinians.
Does the West Bank belong to Israel?
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 left its final status unresolved.
Is Ramallah in the Gaza Strip?
Rām Allāh, lit. ‘God’s Height’) is a Palestinian city in the central West Bank located 10 km (6 miles) north of Jerusalem at an average elevation of 880 meters (2,890 ft) above sea level, adjacent to al-Bireh….
| Ramallah | |
|---|---|
| State | State of Palestine |
| Governorate | Ramallah and al-Bireh |
| Government | |
| • Type | City (from 1995) |