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Force 17 (Arabic: القوة 17) was a commando and special operations unit of the Palestinian Fatah movement and later of the Office of the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority. It was formed in the early 1970s by Ali Hassan Salameh (Abu Hassan). [1] Initially, the group was housed in building 17 of Al-Fakhani Street in Beirut. [2]
As part of the Oslo Accords, the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) was authorized to recruit and train a police force with paramilitary capabilities, but was not permitted to have a military force. Several bilateral agreements between the PNA and Israel regulate the size of the force, its structure, armament, and composition.
Ali Hassan Salameh (Arabic: علي حسن سلامة, ʿAlī Ḥasan Salāmah; 1 April 1941 – 22 January 1979; code name: Abu Hassan) was a Palestinian militant who was the chief of operations for Black September and founder of Force 17. He was assassinated in January 1979 as part of an assassination campaign by Mossad. [1]
The predecessor of the Presidential Guard was the "Presidential Security", established in 1994 by then President of the Palestinian Authority (PA), Yasser Arafat and largely composed of members from Force 17. [2] In 2006, the Presidential Security was established as a separate force and renamed "Presidential Guard". [3]
Fatah's Force 17 [1] No. of participants. 3: The Larnaca Yacht killings was a terrorist attack by alleged supporters of the Palestine Liberation Organization in ...
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Following the Oslo Accords in 1993, the number of separate Palestinian security forces, all under the exclusive control of President Arafat, had grown considerably.Based on the 1994 Cairo Agreement, "a strong police force" was formed which steadily grew far beyond the agreed numbers, to include soldiers and returnees from the diaspora. [9]
Police will likely have to use force at Saturday’s pro-Palestine protest in ... Senior Met officer refuses to say whether Braverman’s remarks undermined force. Friday 10 November 2023 17: ...