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1 day ago · The Palestinian National Authority, [b] commonly known as the Palestinian Authority and officially the State of Palestine, [7] is the Fatah -controlled government body that exercises partial civil control over West Bank areas "A" and "B" as a consequence of the 1993–1995 Oslo Accords. [2] [8] [9] The Palestinian Authority controlled the Gaza ...
Apr 8, 2024 · The US says not yet. Palestinian Authority (PA), governing body of the Palestinian autonomous regions of the West Bank and Gaza Strip established in 1994 as part of the Oslo Accords peace agreement between Israel and the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ( see two-state solution ). Following years of hostility, secret meetings held in ...
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1 day ago · Hamas, militant Palestinian nationalist and Islamist movement in the West Bank and Gaza Strip that is dedicated to the establishment of an independent Islamic state in historical Palestine. Founded in 1987, Hamas opposed the secular approach of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, rejected attempts to ...
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1 day ago · Following these attacks, the Palestinian Authority began to act against the Hamas and oppress their activity. In January 1997, Netanyahu signed the Hebron Protocol with the Palestinian Authority, resulting in the redeployment of Israeli forces in Hebron and the turnover of civilian authority in much of the area to the Palestinian Authority.
1 day ago · Recent News. Israel-Hamas War, war between Israel and Palestinian militants, especially Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), that began on October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a land, sea, and air assault on Israel from the Gaza Strip. The October 7 attack resulted in more than 1,200 deaths, primarily Israeli citizens, making it the ...
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Apr 5, 2024 · Israel Gaza war: History of the conflict explained. 5 April 2024. Getty Images. The Palestinian militant group Hamas launched an unprecedented assault on Israel on 7 October, with hundreds of ...
Mar 29, 2024 · Hamas has ruled Gaza and the Palestinian Authority (PA) has overseen the West Bank since 2007. It is up to the Palestinians, he said, to realize the promise of the 1993 Oslo Accords, which outlined a process giving them greater autonomy but stopping short of creating a separate state.
