Editing Occupied Palestinian territories (section)

===West Bank Areas===
{{main|West Bank Areas in the Oslo II Accord}}
[[File:Area A.JPG|thumb|upright|alt=Hebrew roadside sign in red.|Israeli signpost warning Israeli citizens that entry into Area 'A' is forbidden, life-endangering, and constitutes a criminal offense]]

The [[Oslo II Accord]] created three temporary distinct administrative divisions in the Palestinian territories, the Areas ''A'', ''B'' and ''C'', until a final status accord would be established. The areas are not contiguous, but rather fragmented depending on the different population areas as well as [[Israel]]i military requirements.
* ''Area A'' (full civil and security control by the [[Palestinian National Authority|Palestinian Authority]]): circa 3% of the West Bank, exclusive East-Jerusalem (first phase, 1995).<ref name="Oslo 2">{{cite web | last = Gvirtzman | first = Haim |url=http://www.biu.ac.il/SOC/besa/books/maps.htm | title = Maps of Israeli Interests in Judea and Samaria Determining the Extent of the Additional Withdrawals}} (this study was funded by the Settlement Division of the Zionist Organization)</ref><ref name=map1>{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA_Graphics/MFA%20Gallery/1995/9/MFAJ01v30.jpg |title=Map No. 1 – First Phase of Redeployment |access-date=3 January 2013}}</ref> In 2011: 18%.<ref name=nyt>New York Times, 23 July 2012, [https://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/24/world/middleeast/israel-seeks-army-use-of-west-bank-area.html ''Israel Seeks Army Use of West Bank Area'']</ref><ref name=Oslo-map>[https://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/6B9EABA6D3EA5CE2852578410058A8C6 ''West Bank: Area C Map'']  {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110130511/http://unispal.un.org/UNISPAL.NSF/0/6B9EABA6D3EA5CE2852578410058A8C6 |date=10 November 2013 }}. UNISPAL, 22 February 2011; from [http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_area_c_map_2011_02_22.pdf OCHAoPt] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208231735/http://www.ochaopt.org/documents/ocha_opt_area_c_map_2011_02_22.pdf |date=8 December 2013 }}</ref> This area includes all Palestinian cities and their surrounding areas, with no Israeli settlements. Entry into this area is forbidden to all Israeli citizens. The [[Israel Defense Forces]] occasionally enters the area to conduct raids to arrest suspected militants.
* ''Area B'' (Palestinian civil control and joint Israeli–Palestinian security control): circa 25% (first phase, 1995).<ref name="Oslo 2"/><ref name=map1/> In 2011: 21%.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=Oslo-map/> Includes areas of multiple Palestinian towns and villages and areas, with no Israeli settlements.
* ''[[Area C (West Bank)|Area C]]'' (full Israeli civil and security control, except over Palestinian civilians): circa 72% (first phase, 1995).<ref name="Oslo 2"/><ref name=map1/> In 2011: 61%.<ref name=nyt/><ref name=Oslo-map/> These areas include all Israeli settlements (cities, towns, and villages), nearby land, most roadways that connected the settlements (and which Israelis are now restricted to) as well as strategic areas described as "security zones."<ref name=nyt/> There were 1,000 Israeli settlers living in Area C in 1972. By 1993, their population had increased to 110,000. {{As of|2012}} they number more than 300,000 – as against 150,000 Palestinians, the majority of whom are Bedouin and ''[[fellahin]]''.<ref>{{cite news|last=Diab|first=Khaled|title=Bedouin kids' school of hard knocks|url=http://www.haaretz.com/news/features/bedouin-kids-school-of-hard-knocks.premium-1.463104|access-date=9 September 2012|newspaper=[[Haaretz]]|date=6 September 2012}}</ref>