WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -According to the U.S. government and other sources, Palestinian residents of these territories are predominantly Sunni Muslims, with small Shia and Ahmadi Muslim communities. The Israeli Central Bureau of Statistics reports an estimated 441, 600 Jewish Israelis reside in Israeli settlements in the West Bank.

Detailed explanation-2: -About 80% of the Christian Palestinians live in an urban environment. In the West Bank, they are concentrated mostly in Jerusalem and its vicinity: Bethlehem, Beit Jala, Beit Sahour, Ramallah, Bir Zayt, Jifna, Ein Arik, Taybeh.

Detailed explanation-3: -The religious affiliation of the Israeli population as of 2022 was 73.6% Jewish, 18.1% Muslim, 1.9% Christian, and 1.6% Druze. The remaining 4.8% included faiths such as Samaritanism and Baháʼí, as well as “religiously unclassified".

Detailed explanation-4: -The Palestinians are a people with a long history and deep roots in their land and traditions. For thousands of years, Palestine has been a focal point of major historical events. Palestine belongs to the famed Fertile Crescent of human antiquity, home to some of the first agricultural communities in the world.