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Easy Guide to International Humanitarian Law in the Occupied Palestinian Territory (oPt)

IHL in the occupied Palestinian territory

The 1967 war

After the war in June 1967,  Israel occupied the Gaza Strip, previously controlled by Egypt, and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, previously controlled by Jordan. The occupied Palestinian territory (oPt) is composed of around 22 percent of the mandate of Palestine.

The West Bank border with Israel is defined as the Armistice Line of 1949, referred to as the Green Line. The line, laid down in the Armistice Agreements, is Israel's internationally recognized border, although Israel itself has not specified the boundaries of the state until today (October 2009).

To Wikipedia and more information about the Armistice Line

After the war, on the 22 of November 1967,  the UN Security Council issued Resolution 242, calling for the:

  • Withdrawal of Israeli armed forces from territories occupied in the recent conflict;
  • Termination of all declarations of a situation of belligerency;
  • Respect for and acknowledgment of the sovereignty, territorial integrity and political independence of every state in the area and their right to live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries free from threats or acts of force.

To the UN Security Council website and Resolution 242  

This was reaffirmed by UN Security Council Resolution 338 of 22 October 1973 after the 1973 war.

To the UN Security Council website and Resolution 338 

Maps of the occupied Palestinian territory

To the UN Office for the coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) in the oPt where you can find maps of the oPt

Israel after 1967

Map of Israel after 1967

Read more

To Passia (Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs, Jerusalem) where you find the map in a larger format 

Revised
21/06/2007 Ingela Karlsson ingela.karlsson@diakonia.se

International Humanitarian Law Programme

Diakonia Regional Office in Jerusalem
ihl@diakonia.se

Diakonia in Sweden
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