ement ▁was ▁signed ; ▁Area ▁C ▁was ▁defined ▁as ▁" are as ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁outside ▁Are as ▁A ▁and ▁B , ▁which , ▁except ▁for ▁the ▁issues ▁that ▁will ▁be ▁negoti ated ▁in ▁the ▁permanent ▁status ▁negoti ations , ▁will ▁be ▁gradually ▁transferred ▁to ▁Palest in ian ▁juris diction ▁in ▁accord ance ▁with ▁this ▁Ag re ement ." ▁Area ▁A ▁compr ises ▁approximately ▁ 1 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁Area ▁B ▁about ▁ 2 2 %, ▁together ▁home ▁to ▁some ▁ 2 . 8 ▁million ▁Palest ini ans . ▁ ▁Area ▁C ▁was ▁initially ▁around ▁ 7 2 – 7 4 % ▁( first ▁phase , ▁ 1 9 9 5 ) ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁Under ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁W ye ▁River ▁Mem or and um , ▁Israel ▁would ▁further ▁withdraw ▁from ▁some ▁additional ▁ 1 3 % ▁from ▁Area ▁C ▁to ▁Area ▁B , ▁which ▁officially ▁reduced ▁Area ▁C ▁to ▁circa ▁ 6 1 % ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank . ▁Israel , ▁however , ▁with d rew ▁from ▁only ▁ 2 %, ▁and ▁during ▁Operation ▁Def ensive ▁Sh ield , ▁it ▁re occup ied ▁all ▁territory . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Area ▁C ▁formally ▁compr ised ▁about ▁ 6 3 % ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank , ▁including ▁settlement s , ▁out posts ▁and ▁declared ▁" state ▁land ". ▁In cluding ▁or ▁ex cluding ▁East ▁Jerusalem , ▁no - man ' s ▁land ▁and ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁part