Right. They were Gentile lands. And Jesus told them not to go into them. So you're stuck.
What in the world are you talking about? Do you have difficulty distinguishing the person from the territory?
Get off your high horse for a while and use your logic on the following:
John 4:
4 He had to pass through Samar'ia.
5 So he came to a city of Samar'ia, called Sy'char, near the field that Jacob gave to his son Joseph.
6 Jacob's well was there, and so Jesus, wearied as he was with his journey, sat down beside the well. It was about the sixth hour.
7 There came a woman of Samar'ia to draw water. Jesus said to her, "Give me a drink."
Luke 9:
52 And he sent messengers ahead of him, who went and entered a village of the Samaritans, to make ready for him;
Pay attention, read the Scripture, and you may become unstuck.
No, ya'll need to pay attention. Before Jesus was killed, He sent the disciples off on a mission by themselves, without Him. This was when He told them not to take anything, but to rely on the kindness of strangers (so to speak, I know it's not Streetcar Named Desire). That if a village wouldn't hear them, to shake the dust off their samdals and move on. It was at this time that He told them not to go to Samaria or anywhere where there were Gentiles.
This present mission, before the Resurrection, was only for the "Jewish" people and only in Israel.
Sure, Jesus Himself and the Apsotles went to Samaria and other places in the area. But that is not what we are talking about.
This mission ended and they reunited with Jesus.
Later, after Jesus was Risen, He sent all of the Apostles out to all of the nations. To think that they were still restricted to the "rules" of the first mission is silly. Remember? He told them to take a cloak and a sword this time, and money. Last time they took nothing.
The rules changed. It was a different mission.
It is entirely to be inconsistent to imagine that the new, post-Resurrection mission was completely different except that it was still only to the "lost tribes" for the Apostles.
It is entirely pigheaded to insist upon this when Jesus Himself tells the Apostles to go and Baptise all the nations.
This is the end. If y'all can't understand this time, then I wipe off my sandals.
Thanks for those Reggie. Let's not also forget that after the scattering of the tribes, Israel became a Gentile possession. Awaiting what logic does to this as well.