Area C (West Bank)

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Area C (West Bank) is the largest portion of the West Bank under full Israeli civil and military control, encompassing Israeli settlements, strategic land reserves, and much of the region’s open and agricultural areas.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division under military occupation
territorial subdivision
borders Area A (West Bank)
Area B (West Bank)
claimedBy State of Palestine
contains Israeli settlement outposts
large portions of the West Bank’s agricultural land
most Israeli settlements in the West Bank
most of the West Bank’s open areas
strategic land reserves for Israeli settlement expansion
createdAsPartOf Oslo peace process
linked to: Oslo Accords
createdBy Oslo II Accord
linked to: Oslo Accords
dateEstablished 1995
designatedFor issues to be negotiated in final status talks under Oslo framework
disputedBy State of Palestine
governedBy Israeli civil law for Israeli settlers
Israeli military law for Palestinians
hasArea about 3,300 square kilometers
approximately 60 percent of the West Bank
hasCharacteristic full Israeli administrative control
full Israeli security control
non-contiguous territorial areas
hasPopulation Israeli settlers
Palestinian residents
includes E1 area near Jerusalem
Jordan Valley (large parts)
linked to: Jordan Valley

South Hebron Hills (large parts)
areas around Ma’ale Adumim settlement bloc
landUse agriculture
grazing
military training zones
nature reserves
settlement construction
locatedIn Levant
linked to: Levant region

Middle East
Palestinian territories
State of Palestine
partOf West Bank
recognizedBy Oslo II Accord as area under full Israeli control
status disputed territory (Israeli government position)
occupied territory under international law (widely held view)
subjectOf Israeli–Palestinian conflict
United Nations resolutions and reports
human rights organization reports
international diplomatic negotiations
subjectTo Israeli planning and zoning regime
Israeli security jurisdiction
underCivilControlOf Israeli Civil Administration
underControlOf Israel
underMilitaryControlOf Israel Defense Forces

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Palestinian territories contains Area C (West Bank)
Israel Border Police jurisdiction West Bank (Area C and certain areas of Area B)
linked to: Area C (West Bank)
Husan locatedIn Area C (partly)
linked to: Area C (West Bank)
Area A (West Bank) contrastedWith Area C (West Bank)
Area B (West Bank) contrastedWith Area C (West Bank)