The natural geographic boundaries for the West Bank and the Gaza Strip are the Jordan River and the Mediterranean Sea, respectively.

巴勒斯坦地区的自然边界西岸和加沙地区分别是约旦河和地中海。

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Military conflicts are very frequent in the west bank of Jordan River and Gaza zone.

约旦河西岸和加沙地带武装冲突频繁。

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Not far from Jericho, the River Jordan squiggles through the desert dividing the West Bank from Jordan.

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Earlier on Wednesday, he visited Qasr el Yahud - the site on the West Bank of the River Jordan where Israel says Jesus was baptised.

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On Wednesday, Jordan sent a convoy of trucks across the Jordan River packed with relief aid for Palestinians under Israeli curfew in the West Bank.

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