Why are we always talking about the West Bank?
Al Jazeera
The West Bank has been occupied by Israel since 1967, but not everyone understands what that means.
Israel’s assault on refugee camps in the occupied West Bank has dominated headlines.
Israel has killed at least 20 people since it launched its attacks on the towns and refugee camps at Jenin, Nablus, Tubas and Tulkarem overnight on Wednesday.
Here’s what you need to know about this attack and the refugee camps in occupied territory it impacts.
The occupied West Bank is part of historical Palestine on the west bank of the Jordan River, it measures 5,650sq km (2,180sq miles) of landlocked territory surrounded by Israel, Jordan, and the Dead Sea.
Approximately three million Palestinians live there, alongside an increasing number of Israelis who built illegal settlements and outposts on land taken by force from Palestinian families.
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