israeli soldier checking palestinian ID papers through window of car

Occupied lives

Palestinians in the West Bank have now spent 50 years under Israeli military control.

June 5, 1967 was the beginning of the six-day Middle East war, which ended with Israel’s army capturing the West Bank.

Fifty years later, 2.5 million Palestinians continue to live under Israeli control in the territory. But they are not Israeli citizens. Their lives are filled with checkpoints, walls, patrols, military posts and heavy restrictions on freedom of movement.

Check out this montage written by Sophie McNeill at ABC Online.