Israel has occupied the West Bank since 1967, but the implications of this occupation are not always clear to everyone.
Israel’s assault on refugee camps in the occupied West Bank has made headlines.
Since beginning its attacks on the towns and refugee camps in Jenin, Nablus, Tubas, and Tulkarem overnight Wednesday, Israel has killed at least 20 people.
**The West Bank: Israel’s Other Genocidal War in Palestine**
Here’s what you need to know about the current attack and its impact on the refugee camps in the occupied territory:
The occupied West Bank is part of historical Palestine, located on the west bank of the Jordan River. It spans 5,650 square kilometers (2,180 square miles) of landlocked territory bordered by Israel, Jordan, and the Dead Sea.
Approximately three million Palestinians live in the West Bank, alongside a growing number of Israelis who have established illegal settlements and outposts on land seized from Palestinian families.
The West Bank is home to around 871,000 registered refugees. About a quarter of these refugees reside in 19 refugee camps, descendants of Palestinians displaced from their homes and lands during the Nakba of 1948, which led to the creation of Israel.
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