<P> Palestinian territories has been used for many years to describe the territories occupied by Israel since 1967 , namely the West Bank ( including East Jerusalem ) and the Gaza Strip . More recently , the official United Nations terminology has been used , occupied Palestinian territory ( OPT or oPt ) increasingly replacing other terms since 1999 . The European Union also has adopted this usage The International Court of Justice refers to the West Bank , including East Jerusalem , as `` the Occupied Palestinian Territory '' and this term is used as the legal definition by the International Court of Justice in the ruling in July 2004 . The term occupied Palestinian territories is also still in common use . </P>
what is the west bank and gaza strip
Palestinian territories territories occupied by Israel since 1967