 
 <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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 <hau> Isra'ila (/ ˈɪzreɪəl /; Hebrew: יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: إِسْرَائِيل ), a hukumance Jihar Isra'ila (Hebrew: מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, Arabic: دَوْلَة إِسْرَائِيل ), ƙasa ce a Gabas ta Tsakiya, a gabar kudu maso gabashin Bahar Rum da gabar arewacin Bahar Maliya. Tana da iyakokin ƙasa tare da Lebanon zuwa arewa, Siriya zuwa arewa maso gabas, Jordan a gabas, yankunan Falasdinawa na Yammacin Kogin da Zirin Gaza zuwa gabas da yamma, da Masar zuwa kudu maso yamma. Kasar tana da fasali daban-daban a cikin yankinta mai ɗan ƙarami. Tattalin arzikin Isra'ila da cibiyar fasaha ita ce Tel Aviv, yayin da wurin zama na gwamnati da kuma babban birnin da aka ayyana shi ne Urushalima, kodayake ba a amince da ikon mallakar jihar ba a Gabashin Urushalima a duniya. An kiyasta yawan jama'ar Isra'ila a cikin 2017 ya zama mutane 8,777,580, wanda 74.7% yahudawa ne, 20.8% Larabawa da 4.5% wasu.  Tambaya: wane yanki na duniya ne Isra'ila ke ciki? Ruwa na sani a kasa: 