occupied territories
Foreign-controlled regions
Occupied territories are lands held under military control by a foreign power, particularly areas seized during war.
The term carries strong political weight, implying illegitimate or contested control.
In contemporary usage, it most often refers to Palestinian lands under Israeli administration since 1967: Israeli settlements in the occupied territories.
International law distinguishes occupied territories from annexed or sovereign land.
- West BankOccupied Palestinian territories
- refugeesPeople seeking safety elsewhere
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- annexationAbsorbing territory into jurisdiction
- military presenceForces stationed in area
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- IsraelIsrael, Jerusalem, Tel Aviv, Haifa, Hebrew
- Israeli-Palestinian ConflictIsraeli-Palestinian conflict, West Bank, Gaza, East Jerusalem, PLO
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Autonomous governing territories
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