The US Central Command (CENTCOM) published a map in the context of a news report about its commander Brad Cooper concluding a 10-day tour of the region, showing the West Bank and Gaza Strip as part of Israel, before amending it.
The previous map shows the West Bank and Gaza Strip within the colored area representing Israel, without showing separate borders for the Palestinian territories, in a representation that raised questions about the way the US military leadership presents the borders of the Palestinian territories and the region.
CENTCOM map shows Gaza and the West Bank as part of Israel
Shortly thereafter, the U.S. Central Command website modified the map to again highlight the West Bank and Gaza Strip as separate from Israel, and based on the 1967 borders.
The revised map showing the borders of the West Bank and Gaza Strip based on the 1967 agreement.
The text accompanying the publication did not include any explanation or commentary regarding the method of drawing the borders or representing the West Bank and Gaza Strip, while the announcement was limited to details of the tour of the Central Command chief, Brad Cooper, and the military activities he conducted during it.
Cooper concluded on Saturday a visit that included six countries: Bahrain, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates, in addition to a visit to the US aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln, which was operating in the Arabian Sea.
