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The Palestinian Authority, officially known as the Palestinian National Authority [a] or the State of Palestine, [7] 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.
Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad have said that the Palestinian Authority is serving Israel's agenda and encouraged militants to confront the security forces in Tubas. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The Tubas Battalion has increased security precautions, with some militants moving out of their homes and staying away from the city.
Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Resistance Committees all condemned the Palestinian Authority's operation, including the killing of Jaayseh. [12] [42] Hamas official Abdul-Rahman Shadeed said that the PA must "strengthen the national cause" instead of suppressing anti-Israel militancy. [42]
The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform. President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades and remains ...
Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh and his government submitted their resignations on Monday, amid pressure on the deeply unpopular Palestinian government to reform as the war ...
Palestinian National Authority was formally an interim administrative body established by the PLO pursuant to the Oslo Accords of 1993. Pursuant to the Oslo Accords, the PA Government had only authority over some civil rights of the Palestinians in the West Bank Areas A and B and in the Gaza Strip, and over internal security in Area A and in Gaza.
Palestine has started to retitle its name accordingly on postal stamps, official documents and passports; [14] [19] moreover, it has instructed its diplomats to officially represent "State of Palestine", as opposed to the "Palestine National Authority". [14]
In 1994, The Palestinian Authority was formed, the governing body for the interim period pending final status negotiations. The President of the State of Palestine is the highest-ranking political position, the equivalent to head of state, in the Palestinian National Authority (PNA). The President is elected by popular elections.