Israel occupies Palestinian territories such as the West Bank.
Hebron is a Palestinian city located in the southern West Bank , 30 km south of Jerusalem . Israel . Israel has since fought several wars with neighboring Arab states , in the course of which it has occupied territories including the West Bank , Golan Heights and the Gaza Strip ( still considered occupied after 2005 disengagement ) . Israel 's occupation of the Palestinian territories is the world 's longest military occupation in modern times . The West Bank ( الضفة الغربية ; הגדה המערבית , HaGadah HaMa'aravit ) is a landlocked territory near the Mediterranean coast of Western Asia , forming the bulk of territory now under Israeli control , or else under joint Israeli-Palestinian Authority control , and which final status of the entire area is yet to be determined by the parties concerned .