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Transjordan gained independence from Britain in 1946 within the above borders, prior to the termination of the Palestinian Mandate.<ref>"Mandates." ''The Continuum Political Encyclopedia of the Middle East''. Ed. Avraham Sela. New York: Continuum, 2002. pp. 583–584.</ref>
On 15 May 1948, the Transjordanian [[Arab Legion]] entered from the east what had been the Palestinian part of the Palestinian Mandate, while other Arab armies invaded other parts of the territory. The [[1948 Arab–Israeli War]] was brought to an end by the [[Lausanne Conference of 1949]] at which the [[1949 Armistice Agreements]] were concluded. The resulting armistice line is commonly referred to as the [[Green Line (Israel)|Green Line]], and was expressly declared to be a temporary [[demarcation line]], rather than a permanent border, and the Armistice Agreements relegated the issue of permanent borders to future negotiations. After the armistice, Transjordan was in control of what come to be called the West Bank, as well as East Jerusalem including the Old City.
The area to the west of the Jordan River, seized by Jordan during the 1948 War, now commonly referred as the West Bank, was [[Jordanian annexation of the West Bank|annexed by Jordan in 1950]],<ref name="In the Act of Union, 1950">In the ''Act of Union'', 1950.</ref> with the border being the 1949 armistice line, though Jordan laid claim to all of Mandate Palestine. Jordan's annexation was only recognised by three countries. The West Bank remained part of Jordan until Israel captured it in 1967, during the [[Six-Day War]], though Jordan continued to claim the territory as its own after that date. In July 1988, Jordan renounced all claims to the West Bank,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.kinghussein.gov.jo/88_july31.html|title=Address to the Nation|website=www.kinghussein.gov.jo}}</ref><ref name="nytimes1988">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1988/08/01/world/hussein-surrenders-claims-west-bank-plo-us-peace-plan-jeopardy-internal-tensions.html|title=U.S. PEACE PLAN IN JEOPARDY; Internal Tensions|date=August 1, 1988|work=The New York Times}}</ref> in favour of the Palestinian Liberation Organisation, as the "sole legitimate representative of the Palestinian people".<ref name=Kassim/>
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