Jenin Governorate

The Jenin Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنين‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanīn; Hebrew: נפת ג'נין‎ Nafat J̌enin) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank, including the area around the city of Jenin. During the first six months of the First Intifada the Israeli army shot dead 59 people in Jenin Governorate. It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the Palestinian National Authority. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005.

Jenin Governorate

The Jenin Governorate (Arabic: محافظة جنين‎ Muḥāfaẓat Ǧanīn; Hebrew: נפת ג'נין‎ Nafat J̌enin) is one of 16 Governorates of Palestine. It covers the northern extremity of the West Bank, including the area around the city of Jenin. During the first six months of the First Intifada the Israeli army shot dead 59 people in Jenin Governorate. It is the only governorate in the West Bank where the majority of control of land is under the Palestinian National Authority. Four Israeli settlements were evacuated as a part of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan in 2005.