The population of Israeli-occupied territories increased by 15,500 in 1970 compared to 1969, according to the Central Bureau of Statistics. The population of Judaea and Samaria–the West Bank–was 608,000 at the end of 1970, 8500 more than at the end of 1969. In the Gaza Strip and northern Sinai, the population at the end of 1970 was 300,072, 7000 more than in 1969.
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