▁actually ▁recovered ▁from ▁the ▁defeat ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 7 – 1 9 4 9 ▁Palest ine ▁war ▁and ▁was ▁in ▁fact ▁a ▁collection ▁of ▁Palest in ian ▁fed aye en ▁milit ias . ▁ ▁Geography ▁The ▁Gaz a ▁St rip ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁area ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁territory ▁that ▁was ▁under ▁the ▁nom inal ▁control ▁of ▁the ▁All - Pal est ine ▁Government . ▁The ▁rest ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Mand ate ▁territory ▁became ▁either ▁part ▁of ▁Israel ▁or ▁the ▁West ▁Bank , ▁an nex ed ▁by ▁Trans j ord an ▁( a ▁move ▁that ▁was ▁not ▁recognized ▁intern ation ally , ▁except ▁by ▁UK ). ▁ ▁D iss ol ution ▁and ▁after math ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 9 , ▁the ▁prote ctor ate ▁was ▁de ▁j ure ▁merged ▁into ▁the ▁United ▁Arab ▁Republic , ▁while ▁de ▁fact o ▁turning ▁Gaz a ▁into ▁military ▁occupation ▁area ▁of ▁Egypt . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁the ▁Basic ▁Law ▁of ▁Gaz a ▁established ▁a ▁Legisl ative ▁Council ▁that ▁could ▁pass ▁laws ▁which ▁were ▁given ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Administr ator - General ▁for ▁appro val . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 2 , ▁elections ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁Egypt ian - occup ied ▁Gaz a ▁and ▁ 2 2 ▁Palest in ian ▁members ▁were ▁elected ▁into ▁the ▁Council . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Jordan ian ▁an nex ation ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Further ▁reading ▁Sh laim , ▁A vi ▁( 1 9 9 0