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AREA C ¹º» Area C is the over 60 per cent of the where retains near ¹º» exclusive control, including over law enforcement, access and movement, and planning and construction. The restrictive planning regime applied by Israel in Area C makes it virtually impossible for to obtain building "J permits, impeding the development of adequate housing, infrastructure and livelihoods. ¹º»

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Around 320,000 Palestinians and 212,000 Israeli settlers currently reside in Tub"Jas ¹º»"J , which was annexed to Israel in contravention of international º» law. Many Palestinians in East Jerusalem are at risk of forcible displacement ¹ from demolitions, settler evictions and revocation of residency. Israeli measures, including the Barrier and the permit regime, have increasingly cut off East Jerusalem from the rest of the oPt. "J Qalq¹º»iliya "J AREAS BEHIND THE BARRIER Most of the Barrier’s route runs inside the West Bank. Where the Barrier is complete, currently 65 per cent of the route, Palestinian farmers must obtain

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H2 ‘H2’ is the 20 per cent of city that remains under direct Israeli control. It is home to approximately 33,000 Palestinians and a few hundred Israeli No Man's "J settlers. Policies and practices implemented by the Israeli authorities, citing Land Allenby Bridge A ¹º» security concerns, have reduced a once thriving area to a ‘ghost town’. The living conditions of many Palestinians who remain in some parts of H2 have "J been gradually undermined, including with regard to basic services and sources of livelihood. East Jerusalem "J

¹º» ne Li e tic e) "J is in rm L Nearly 2 million Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip are facing a longstanding A en 49 re humanitarian crisis. This is driven by a protracted Israeli blockade, imposed 19 (G citing security concerns, an intensification of the internal Palestinian political divide, and three major escalations of hostilities in less than ten years. Combined, these factors have devastated public infrastructure, disrupted the delivery of

basic services and undermined already vulnerable living conditions. Access to D areas within 200-300 meters from the perimeter fence surrounding Gaza and to

Special Case sea areas beyond 6 nautical miles from the coast are largely prohibited. A (H2) Hebron "J

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