Palestine

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  Borders of the Palestinian territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip) which are claimed by the State of Palestine

  Borders of Mandatory Palestine

  Historical boundaries of RomanSyria Palaestina, where dashed green line shows the boundary between Byzantine Palaestina Prima (later Jund Filastin) and Palaestina Secunda (laterJund al-Urdunn), as well as Palaestina Salutaris (later Jebel et-Tih and the Jifar)

Palestine usually refers to:

• Palestine (region), a geographical and historical region in the Middle East
• State of Palestine, a modern, partially recognized, state in the Middle East
• "Palestinian territories", or "occupied Palestinian territories", terms referring to the West Bank (including East Jerusalem) and the Gaza Strip which are occupied or otherwise under the control of Israel
  • Palestinian National Authority, also known as the Palestinian Authority, an interim self-government body established in 1994 to govern parts of the territories. Since 2013, thePalestinian National Authority is officially referred to as the State of Palestine by most international organisations.