The Palestinian Authority,officially known as the Palestinian National Authority or the State of Palestine,is the Fatah-controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over the Palestinian enclaves in the Israeli-occupied West Bank as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords. The Palestinian Authority controlled the Gaza Strip prior to the Palestinian elections of 2006 and the subsequent Gaza conflict between the Fatah and Hamas parties,when it lost control to Hamas;the PA continues to claim the Gaza Strip,although Hamas exercises de facto control. Since January 2013,following United Nations General Assembly resolution 67/19,the Palestinian Authority has used the name "State of Palestine" on official documents,without prejudice to the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO) role as "representative of the Palestinian people".
Beit Hanoun or Beit Hanun is a Palestinian city on the northeast edge of the Gaza Strip. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics,the town had a population of 52,237 in 2017. As a result of the ongoing Israel-Hamas war,Beit Hanoun has been militarily contested between the Hamas administration and Israel. Furthermore,the town has been entirely depopulated,and virtually all its structures have either been destroyed or rendered unusable due to extreme damage. The remains of Beit Hanoun are located by the Nahal-Hanun stream,6 kilometers (3.7 mi) away from the Israeli town of Sderot.
The government of Palestine is the government of the Palestinian Authority or State of Palestine. The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (EC) is the highest executive body of the Palestine Liberation Organization and acts as the government. Since June 2007,there have been two separate administrations in Palestine,one in the West Bank and the other in the Gaza Strip. The government on the West Bank was generally recognised as the Palestinian Authority Government. On the other hand,the government in the Gaza Strip claimed to be the legitimate government of the Palestinian Authority. Until June 2014,when the Palestinian Unity Government was formed,the government in the West Bank was the Fatah-dominated Palestinian government of 2013. In the Gaza Strip,the government was the Hamas government of 2012. Following two Fatah–Hamas Agreements in 2014,on 25 September 2014 Hamas agreed to let the PA Government resume control over the Gaza Strip and its border crossings with Egypt and Israel,but that agreement had broken down by June 2015,after President Abbas said the PA government was unable to operate in the Gaza Strip.
Atef Ibrahim Mohammad Adwan,also spelled Odwan,Udwan or Edwan,is the Minister of Refugees in the Palestinian Authority,having been named to this position following the Hamas victory in the 2006 Palestinian legislative election,when he was elected from the Northern Gaza District.
The state of human rights in the West Bank and Gaza Strip is determined by Palestinian as well as Israeli policies,which affect Palestinians in the occupied Palestinian territories both directly and indirectly,through their influence over the Palestinian Authority (PA). Based on The Economist Democracy Index this state is classified as an authoritarian regime.
In 2006 the Israel Defense Forces launched Operation "Autumn Clouds" beginning on 1 November 2006,following numerous rocket and mortar attacks on southern Israel,when the Israeli Defense Forces entered the Gaza Strip triggering sporadic fighting near Beit Hanoun. The operation was the first military endeavor undertaken by the Israeli military since Operation "Summer Rains" in the summer of 2006. The operation was launched to stop Palestinian rocket attacks into Israel.
The 2006 shelling of Beit Hanoun by the Israeli Defence Force (IDF) happened on 8 November,when shells hit a row of houses in the Gaza Strip town of Beit Hanoun,killing at least 19 Palestinians and wounding more than 40. The shelling followed the IDF's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip in completion of a week-long operation codenamed Operation "Autumn Clouds",which the Israeli government stated had been intended to stop the Qassam rocket attacks on Israeli civilians by Palestinian militants. The Israeli government apologized and attributed the incident to a technical malfunction.
Fathi Ahmad Hamad is a Palestinian politician and member of the Hamas political bureau. He was Interior Minister in the Hamas-administered Gaza Strip from 2009 to 2014.
The 2011–2012 Palestinian protests were a series of protests in the Palestinian National Authority and the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip,staged by various Palestinian groups as part of the wider Arab Spring. The protests were aimed to protest against the Palestinian government,as well as supporting the popular uprisings in Tunisia,Egypt and Syria. The first phase of protests took place during 2011 and the second phase in 2012.
Hamas has governed the Gaza Strip in Palestine since its takeover of the region from rival party Fatah in June 2007. Hamas' government was led by Ismail Haniyeh from 2007 until February 2017,when Haniyeh was replaced as leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip by Yahya Sinwar. Until October 2024,Yahya Sinwar was the leader of Hamas in the Gaza Strip. In January 2024,due to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war,Israel said that Hamas lost control of most of the northern part of the Gaza Strip. In May 2024,Hamas regrouped in the north.
Rami Hamdallah is a Palestinian politician and academic. He served as Prime Minister of the State of Palestine from 2013 to 2019 and was previously the president of An-Najah National University in Nablus from 1998 to 2013.
Mohammad Ibrahim Shtayyeh is a Palestinian politician,academic,and economist who served as Prime Minister of the State of Palestine and the Palestinian National Authority from 2019 to 2024. On 26 February 2024,he and his government announced their resignation,remaining in office in a demissionary capacity until a new government was formed on 31 March 2024.
The Hamas government of October 2016 is a faction of the Palestinian government based in Gaza and is effectively the third Hamas-dominated government in the Gaza Strip since the takeover of Gaza by Hamas. On October 17,2016,the Supreme Administrative Committee began the process of building progressive ministries in Gaza,reshuffled active ministries and repositioned 16 deputy ministers and director generals in government institutions. The government in Gaza is composed of deputy ministers,governors-general and other high-level officials linked directly to the Ramallah administration. Initially,it was speculated that the formation of the Hamas government in 2016 was an attempt by Ismail Haniyeh to return to full Hamas control of Gaza. As part of government reform,it was decided to expand the Ministry of Planning. The United States,Canada,the European Union,Japan and Israel classify Hamas as a state institution in Gaza associated with the PLO government and recognize the PLO government as the legitimate government of Gaza territory. The Hamas government is recognized by the Palestine State Administration in Ramallah.
Events in the year 2020 in Palestine.
Mai Al-Kaila is a Palestinian doctor,diplomat and politician,and the first woman to hold the position of Health Minister of Palestine. She holds a PhD in public health and health administration. She chaired the Palestinian Medical Council in her capacity as Health Minister. She is also part of the Palestinian Authority headed by current prime minister Dr. Mohammad Shtayyeh.
Jamila Ahmed Khamis Saidam,also known as Umm Sabri,was a Palestinian politician. She was one of the first group of women elected to the Legislative Council in 1996.
Osama Hassan Saad Al-Sadaawi is a Palestinian engineer and entrepreneur who currently serves as the Minister of State for Entrepreneurship and Empowerment in the government of Mohammed Shtayyeh.
