The Palestinian Authority (PA)

Two Palestinians were killed in clashes with Israeli security forces who were detaining wanted Palestinians in the Balata and Qalandia refugee camps on March 15, 2022. A third Palestinian died after having been critically wounded while throwing a Molotov cocktail near Nablus on March 1, 2022. The Israeli Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) announced an increase in the number of permits issued to Gazans for work and commerce in Israel, bringing the current number to 12,000. The Palestinian Islamist and terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip announced the establishment of a "national authority" for the support of Palestinians living in Israel (arab al-dahel) [i.e., Israeli Arabs]. Muhammad Shtayyeh met with Hady Amr, deputy assistant secretary for Israeli and Palestinian affairs in the American State Department's Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs. Read more...

This past week four terrorist attacks were carried out: one vehicular ramming and three stabbing attacks. Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and other Palestinian terrorist organizations welcomed the attacks and called for more. In the meantime Palestinians continue throwing rocks and Molotov cocktails at Israeli vehicles on the roads in Judea and Samaria. On the night of March 7, 2022, Israeli security forces demolished the house of Muhammad Jaradat and the floor of the house where Ghiti Jaradat lived in the village of Silat al-Harithiya, west of Jenin. The Palestinian Authority (PA) has still not taken a position on the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The coronavirus: The number of active cases in Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip continues to decline. Read more...

This past week the Israeli security forces carried out counterterrorism activities throughout Judea and Samaria. In view of the decision by Palestinian terrorist prisoners in Israeli jails to go on a hunger strike to protest "recent events," March 1, 2022 was declared a "day of rage." The Israeli defense minister signed an order for the seizure of tens of thousands of dollars worth digital currency. Senior Palestinian Authority (PA) figures have almost completely abstained from publicly relating to the Russian invasion of Ukraine and have not taken a position on the events, despite the extensive media coverage. French Prime Minister Jean Castex said in a speech that Jerusalem was the eternal capital of the Jewish people, earning him a series of condemnations from Hamas and the PIJ. Coronavirus infection: In Judea, Samaria and the Gaza Strip the number of active coronavirus cases continues to decline. Read more...

The killing of three al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades terrorist operatives in Nablus by Israeli security forces on February 8, 2022 continued at the forefront of Palestinian discourse and activity this past week. IDF forces destroyed the floor of the house of Palestinian terrorist Mahmoud Jaradat in the village of Silat al-Harithiya, near Jenin. In the wake of the current tensions there was a sharp increase in the number of rocks and Molotov cocktails thrown in Judea and Samaria. PA Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh paid an official visit to Libya. The PLO Central Council's three-day conference ended. Read more...