 <translate> Context: Israel (/ ˈɪzreɪəl /; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל ‎, Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل ‎), officially the State of Israel (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל ‎, Arabic: دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ‎), is a country in the Middle East, on the southeastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea and the northern shore of the Red Sea. It has land borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the northeast, Jordan on the east, the Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza Strip to the east and west, respectively, and Egypt to the southwest. The country contains geographically diverse features within its relatively small area. Israel's economy and technology center is Tel Aviv, while its seat of government and proclaimed capital is Jerusalem, although the state's sovereignty over East Jerusalem is not recognised internationally. The population of Israel was estimated in 2017 to be 8,777,580 people, of whom 74.7 % were Jewish, 20.8 % Arab and 4.5 % others.

Question: what region of the world is israel located?
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 <yor> Israel (/ ˈɪzreɪəl /; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل ), ni ifowosi ni Ipinle ti Israeli (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ), jẹ orilẹ-ede kan ni Aarin Ila-oorun, ni etikun guusu ila-oorun ti Okun Mẹditarenia ati etikun ariwa ti Okun Pupa. O ni awọn aala ilẹ pẹlu Lebanoni ni ariwa, Siria ni ariwa ila-oorun, Jordan ni ila-oorun, awọn agbegbe Palestini ti West Bank ati Gaza Strip ni ila-oorun ati iwọ-oorun, ati Egipti ni guusu iwọ-oorun. Orílẹ̀-èdè yìí ní àwọn nǹkan tó yàtọ̀ síra lágbègbè rẹ̀ tó kéré gan-an. Ìlú Tel Aviv ni ètò ọrọ̀ ajé àti ìmọ̀ ẹ̀rọ ti Israẹli, nígbà tí Jerusalẹmu jẹ́ ibùjókòó ìjọba àti olú ìlú tí wọ́n kéde rẹ̀, bó tilẹ̀ jẹ́ pé ìjọba orílẹ̀-èdè náà lórí Ìlà Oòrùn Jerusalẹmu kò mọ̀ lágbàáyé. A ṣe iṣiro olugbe ti Israeli ni ọdun 2017 lati jẹ eniyan 8,777,580, ninu eyiti 74.7% jẹ Juu, 20.8% Arab ati 4.5% miiran.  Ìbéèrè: àgbègbè wo ní ayé ni orílẹ̀-èdè Israẹli wà? Ìrì ìmọ̀lára ní ìsàlẹ̀: 