Area C

E79123

Area C is the portion of the West Bank that remains under full Israeli civil and military control and contains most of its Israeli settlements and open land.

Jump to: Statements Referenced by

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf administrative division
part of the West Bank
territorial designation under the Oslo Accords
administeredBy Israel
borders Area A (West Bank)
surface form: Area A

Area B (West Bank)
surface form: Area B
characterizedBy concentration of Israeli settlements
fragmented Palestinian territorial contiguity
contains most Israeli settlements in the West Bank
open land in the West Bank
controlledSince 1995 under Oslo II arrangements
createdBy Oslo Accords
surface form: Oslo II Accord
disputedBy Israel
Palestinian
surface form: Palestinians
governedUnder Israeli civil law for Israeli settlers
Israeli military law for Palestinians
hasKeyIssue Israeli settlement expansion
Palestinian building permits and demolitions
control of natural resources
future borders in a two-state solution
hasMajorActor Israel Defense Forces
Israeli Military Governorate
surface form: Israeli Civil Administration

Palestinian Authority
surface form: Palestinian Authority (limited roles)
hasStatus under full Israeli civil and security control
hasTypeOfControl full administrative control by Israel
full security control by Israel
includes Israeli settlement outposts
Palestinian rural communities
agricultural land
grazing areas
strategic corridors and hilltops
languageUsedIn Arabic
English
Hebrew
locatedIn West Bank
negotiatedIn Oslo Accords
surface form: Oslo peace process
partOf Areas A, B, and C division of the West Bank
Palestinian territories
interim arrangements pending final status agreement
territories occupied by Israel in 1967
recognizedIn Oslo Accords
surface form: Israeli-Palestinian interim agreements
relevantTo UN resolutions on the Israeli–Palestinian conflict
international humanitarian law debates
sovereigntyClaimedBy State of Palestine
subjectTo Israeli planning and zoning authority
Israeli security jurisdiction
underCivilControlOf Israel
underMilitaryControlOf Israel

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

West Bank dividedInto Area C