The West Bank is a landlocked territory near the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in the Levant region of Western Asia that forms the main bulk of the Palestinian territories. It is bordered by Jordan and the Dead Sea to the east and by Israel to the south, west, and north. The West Bank is home to nearly three million Palestinians. It is a chunk of land east of Israel that would make up the heart of any Palestinian state. Israel took control of it in 1967 and has allowed Jewish settlements to be built there. The West Bank is mostly composed of north-south–oriented limestone hills having an average height of 2,300 to 3,000 feet. The holy city of Jerusalem is considered by international law as part of the West Bank, with East Jerusalem being claimed as the capital by both Israelis and Palestinians. The West Bank has been under Israeli military occupation since the 1967 Arab-Israeli War. Because Israel controls all access into the West Bank, Palestinians living there are under military occupation and are subject to Israeli restrictions, often depending on aid for food, water, and supplies.