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New UN map charts reality of West Bank

By Sharmila Devi andHarvey Morris in Jerusalem

Published: June 5 2007 03:00 | Last updated: June 5 2007 03:00

A new map of the West Bank, 40 years after its conquest by Israel in the Six Day War, gives the most definitive picture so far of a territory in which 2.5m Palestinians are confined to dozens of enclaves separated by Israeli roads, settlements, fences and military zones.

Produced by the United Nations's Office for the Co-ordination of Humanitarian Affairs, it is based on extensive monitoring in the field combined with analysis of satellite imagery, It provides an overall picture officials say is even more comprehensive than charts drawn up by the Israeli military.

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