Israel located west of China.
Israel ( [ ˈɪzreiəl ] ; ) , officially the State of Israel ( [ mediˈnat jisʁaˈʔel ] دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل [ dawlat ʔisraːˈʔiːl ] ) , is a country in the Middle East , on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea . It has land borders with Lebanon to the north , Syria to the northeast , Jordan on the east , the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west , respectively , and Egypt to the southwest .