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Ministry of Interior (State of Palestine)

Ministry of Interior (State of Palestine)

Ministries of the State of Palestine


The Ministry of Interior and National Security[1][2] is the branch of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) cabinet in charge of the security and the statistics of the population of the State of Palestine. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) is a sub-branch of the Interior Ministry that has the responsibility for the population and economic statistics of the Palestinian territories. Since Hamas' takeover of Gaza, the position of the Interior Ministry within the Palestinian Security Services is unclear.

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History

In 2006, the Israeli Defense Forces struck the office building of the Interior Ministry multiple times as a part of a bombing campaign in Gaza. The attacks were in response to the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier.[3]

In June 2007, the office in Gaza was taken by Said Seyam as part of the Hamas government of June 2007. Fathi Hamad took office in January 2009, following assassination of Said Seyam on 15 January 2009 during the Gaza War. In August 2012, following government reshuffle by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyye, Fathi Hamad remained in position.

Officeholders

Interior Ministers of the Palestinian Authority

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Interior Ministers in the West Bank

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Interior Ministers in the Gaza Strip

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See also


References

  1. "State of Palestine Ministry of Interior General Inspector Officer" (PDF).
  2. "Palestine" (PDF). bicc.de.
  3. "So, what were we doing about it?"—Birzeit Diary, Nigel Parry, 26 June 1996
  4. Arafat vs Abbas. Al-Ahram Weekly, 17–23 July 2003, Issue No. 647
  5. New Palestinian Cabinet OK'd. Ellen Crean, Associated Press, 29 September 2003
  6. Government of the State of Palestine, 2 June 2014. UN Observer SoP. Archived on 22 September 2015 from Government of the State of Palestine, 2 June 2014, accessed November 2015
  7. Timeline: The West Bank-Gaza split. Al Jazeera, 4 March 2008
  8. Government of the State of Palestine, 6 June 2013. UN Observer SoP. Archived on 18 October 2013

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