Occupied Palestinian Territory

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
OPT
Pronunciation
/ˈɑkjəˌpaɪd ˌpælɪˈstɪniən ˈtɛrɪˌtɔri/
Category
Miscellaneous
Related Field
Unclassified

Examples in Context

  1. The WHA adopted a resolution on health conditions in the occupied Palestinian territory, including east Jerusalem, and in the occupied Syrian Golan.
  2. Israel, he said, has violated FIFA rules by allowing five teams from West Bank settlements to play in Israeli leagues even though they are in occupied Palestinian territory.
  3. The World Health Assembly expressed concern at the deterioration of the economic and health conditions as well as the humanitarian crises resulting in the occupied Palestinian territory.
  4. The WHA adopted a resolution expressing concern over the continuous deterioration of the health and economic conditions of the populations in the occupied Palestinian territory.
  5. But as the opening article in our Series on health in the occupied Palestinian territory shows, dimensions of suffering, especially at the community level, are measurable and often severe.

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