Israel is engaged in a military occupation of the West Bank.
Israel . Israel 's occupation of the Palestinian territories is the world 's longest military occupation in modern times . Judea and Samaria Area ( , Ezor Yehuda VeShomron , also an acronym יו '' ש Yosh or ש '' י Shai ; يهودا والسامرة , Yahuda was-Sāmerah ) is the Israeli government term for the territory generally referred to as the West Bank , but excluding East Jerusalem . `` Palestinian territories '' and `` occupied Palestinian territories '' ( OPT or oPt ) are descriptions often used to describe the West Bank ( including East Jerusalem ) and the Gaza Strip , which are occupied or otherwise under the control of Israel .