How much of Palestine is occupied by Israel?

Presently, most of the West Bank is administered by Israel though 42% of it is under varying degrees of autonomous rule by the Fatah-run Palestinian Authority. The Gaza Strip is currently under the control of Hamas.

What parts of Palestine are occupied?

The occupied Palestinian territories have been under Israeli military control since 1967. This makes it the longest occupation in modern history. The segmented territories include Gaza, the West Bank and East Jerusalem. The Gaza Strip is a small coastal area bordering Egypt to the south.

What do you mean by occupied territory?

In international law, a territory is considered “occupied” when it is actually placed under the authority of the hostile army. This definition takes into account the effective control of the territory by a hostile authority and seeks to regulate the responsibility of such an authority.

Why are these territories known as the Occupied Territories?

Overview. The significance of the designation of these territories as occupied territory is that certain legal obligations fall on the occupying power under international law.

How many Palestinians are in occupied territories?

The OPT consists of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and Gaza. Some 4.5 million Palestinians live in the OPT (2.7 million in the West Bank and 1.8 million in Gaza).

Who Occupied Palestine?

Throughout history, Palestine has been ruled by numerous groups, including the Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, Greeks, Romans, Arabs, Fatimids, Seljuk Turks, Crusaders, Egyptians and Mamelukes. From about 1517 to 1917, the Ottoman Empire ruled much of the region.

Why are they called the Occupied Territories?

What countries are occupied?

Contemporary occupations

Territory	Since	Occupied state/territory
Gaza Strip	1967	Palestinian territories; Palestine (since 1988 declaration)
Golan Heights	Syria
Northern Cyprus	1974	Cyprus
Majority of Western Sahara	1975	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic (declared in 1976)

Is Gaza an occupied territory?

Although the United Nations still maintains that Gaza is occupied, under both the literal and interpreted applications of the definition of occupation— characterized by what is termed “effective control”—Gaza is not occupied territory pursuant to the standards set forth in international law and doctrine.