Thousands of books were banned from sale in the West Bank and Gaza Strip by the Israeli military authorities before the Jewish state handed over parts of the two areas to the PLO under a self-rule deal in 1994 .
<response> Thousands of books were banned from sale in the <location>West Bank</location> and <location>Gaza Strip</location> by the <misc>Israeli</misc> military authorities before the <misc>Jewish</misc> state handed over parts of the two areas to the <organization>PLO</organization> under a self-rule deal in 1994 . </response>