The 1949 armistice line, or “Green Line,” made up the boundaries of Israel, the West Bank (the area west of the Jordan River) and the Gaza Strip. Until 1967, Egypt retained control of Gaza and ...

Here is a series of maps explaining why ... as Palestine - the portion of which west of the River Jordan was also known as the land of Israel by Jews - was marked out and assigned to Britain ...

In a slight revision of the map of the Middle East ... organization that it is impossible to "cross" from Jordan into Gaza without crossing Israel. The UN post on X seemingly forgets Israel ...