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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".

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Palestinian security forces crack down on militants in the West Bank The rare move by the Palestinian Authority, who govern pockets of the Israeli- occupied West Bank, was justified to remove Iran-backed militant groups causing "chaos." Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 00:52Published 5 days ago

Palestinian officials accuse Israeli settlers of overnight arson attack in the occupied West Bank According to local officials, at least 18 vehicles were burned, with no injuries reported during the early morning attack in the city, adjacent to Ramallah, where the Palestinian Authority is.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 01:06Published on November 4, 2024

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