In fact, the population of the seam zone has decreased, but only because Israel has rerouted the fence westwards, reducing the number of Palestinians living west of the fence.
事实上，结合地带的人口确实减少了，但这是因为以色列把隔离墙朝西边弯过去了，结果居住在隔离墙以西的巴勒斯坦人的数量就减少了。