Why in the news?

• Israel’s parliament gives initial nod to occupied West Bank annexation.

Israel

• Location: West Asia
• Capital: Jerusalem.
• Border Countries: Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt.
• Palestinian Territories: West Bank along the east and the Gaza Strip along the southwest.
• Bordering Waterbodies: Eastern Mediterranean, Red Sea, Sea of Galilee and Dead Sea.
• River: Jordan River
• Climatic Type: Mediterranean climate, Desert climate.

West Bank

• The West Bank is a landlocked territory in the Middle East that is a central part of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 
• It lies to the west of the Jordan River and is bordered by Israel to the west, north, and south, and by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east.