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West Bank

The West Bank ) of the Jordan River is the landlocked geographical eastern part of the Palestinian territories located in Western Asia. To the west, north, and south, the West Bank shares borders with the state of Israel. To the east, across the Jordan River, lies the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan...

Timeline of Events

1987

12.9.1987

Israeli-Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

1994

2.25.1994

Mosque of Abraham massacre: In the Cave of the Patriarchs in the West Bank city of Hebron, Dr. Baruch Kappel Goldstein opens fire with an automatic rifle, killing 29 Palestinian worshippers and injuring 125 more before being subdued and beaten to death by survivors.

8.24.1994

Initial accord between Israel and the PLO about partial self-rule of the Palestinians on the West Bank.

1997

1.19.1997

Yasser Arafat returns to Hebron after more than 30 years and joins celebrations over the handover of the last Israeli-controlled West Bank city.