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How did the Six-Day War of 1967 change control of the West Bank and Gaza Strip?

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Panoramic view of a small valley with a stream, olive trees, and terraced hillsides in the countryside near Ramallah, Palestine, under a sky with scattered clouds. — Palestine View from a small valley with a stream between large hills of olive groves.

During the Six-Day War of 1967, Israel launched a preemptive military campaign that resulted in the decisive occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip.61

Prior to this conflict, the West Bank had been under Jordanian control, while the Gaza Strip had been under Egyptian military administration. Following the war, Israel established a military administration over these territories. In the case of East Jerusalem, Israel moved to annex the city, a status later enshrined in its Basic Law in 1980.2345

The international community, through United Nations Resolution 242, called for the withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from the territories occupied during the conflict, asserting that Israel did not have the right to capture these lands by force. Despite this, the regions remained under Israeli military occupation for decades, during which time the proliferation of Israeli settlements significantly altered the landscape of both territories.6523