The West Bank, including occupied East Jerusalem, covers a land area of 5,655sq km (2,183sq miles), making it about 15 times larger than the Gaza Strip, spread over 365sq km (141sq miles).

Israel’s new tunnel project entails bypass roads that will reroute Palestinians and entrench settlements in Jerusalem’s E1 ...

The West Bank is home to approximately 3.3 million Palestinians. It is divided into 11 governorates, with Hebron, or al-Khalil in Arabic, being the most populous at about 842,000 residents.

Malik Lutfi contemplated which of his family's belongings to salvage in the few moments he was given while Israeli troops carried out home demolitions in the Tulkarm refugee camp where he grew up in ...

RAMALLAH, Palestine . A Palestinian organization released a map Friday that showed that 44.5% of the West Bank is now under Israeli control. The map, included in a report from the Palestine ...

I srael has controlled entry and exit points to the West Bank since capturing the territory in the 1967 war. Checkpoints and barriers increased after the first Palestinian uprising, or intifada ...

Last month, Google Maps launched an update to help users easily look up West Bank addresses. Bourdeau says that overall, Google Maps has added about 5,000 miles of roads in the West Bank and Gaza ...

Israeli tanks have been deployed to the occupied West Bank for the first time in two decades and Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad accused Israel of attempting to annex the territory by force.