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IDF, Border Police dismantle four West Bank outposts following 'violence' • Nov. 10, 2026, 10:12 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Knesset features disproportionate numbers of religious Jews, West Bank residents • Nov. 10, 2026, 5:38 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)
IDF soldiers reportedly kill Palestinian teenager during West Bank operation • Nov. 10, 2026, 3:51 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Palestinians, settlers, exchange tit-for-tat arson attacks in West Bank • Nov. 10, 2026, 12:49 AM ET (Jerusalem Post)
Terror cell planning attack on Israelis arrested in Arrabe by IDF soldiers • Nov. 9, 2026, 12:28 PM ET (Jerusalem Post)

Facts

Also Known As Al-Ḍaffah al-Gharbīyah • Judaea and Samaria • ha-Gadah ha-Maʾaravit
Population (2026 est.) 4,214,0001
Official Name(S) West Bank; Al-Ḍaffah al-Gharbiyyah (Arabic); Ha-Gadah Ha-Maʾaravit (Hebrew)
Total Area (Sq Km) 5,660
Total Area (Sq Mi) 2,185
1Includes about 750,000 Israeli Jews in the West Bank.

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Political map of the West Bank showing its boundaries, major cities including Jenin, Tulkarm, Qalqilya, Nablus, Ramallah, Jericho, Jerusalem, Bethlehem, and Hebron, as well as the Dead Sea to the southeast. The map includes a locator inset highlighting the West Bank's position relative to Israel, Gaza Strip, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, and Egypt.
Thematic map showing Israeli and Palestinian settlements in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with areas shaded to indicate Palestinian autonomous areas under varying degrees of control and Israeli-controlled areas. Purple dots and squares mark Israeli settlements and settlement outposts, while major Palestinian cities and the planned West Bank security fence and concrete wall are also indicated. Insets provide a regional locator and close-up of the Gaza Strip.
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Map showing Israel and the surrounding region with a green line marking the pre-1967 borders between Israel and the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Major cities, neighboring countries, and geographic features such as the Mediterranean Sea, Dead Sea, and Sea of Galilee are labeled.
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