Occupied Territories

1. The Palestinian name for the parts of the West Bank and Gaza Strip occupied by Israel.

Example Sentences

Any such deal could also mean Ukraine giving up some territory within the zone, which Zelensky also rejected: "If Russia wants to have a greater distance from us, they can retreat deep into the temporarily occupied territories of Ukraine."

From BBC

He talked about the prisoners of war who endured horrific conditions in Japanese captivity - and all the "grievous hardships" faced by innocent civilians of occupied territories.

From BBC

Evidence based on statements by ministers, influential local leaders like Simcha and accounts by witnesses on the ground reveal that the pressure is part of a wider agenda, to accelerate the spread of Jewish settlements in the occupied territories and to extinguish any lingering hopes of an independent Palestinian state alongside Israel.

From BBC

Most Israelis who have settled in the occupied territories are not like Simcha.

From BBC

Israel's project to settle Jewish citizens in the newly occupied territories started within days of its victory in 1967.

From BBC