The Foreign Affairs Minister of the Palestinian National Authority is in charge of Palestine's
foreign relations
A state's foreign policy or external policy (as opposed to internal or domestic policy) is its objectives and activities in relation to its interactions with other states, unions, and other political entities, whether bilaterally or through m ...
. In June 2006,
Israel
Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
attacked the ministry's office in
Gaza City
Gaza (;''The New Oxford Dictionary of English'' (1998), , p. 761 "Gaza Strip /'gɑːzə/ a strip of territory in Palestine, on the SE Mediterranean coast including the town of Gaza...". ar, غَزَّة ', ), also referred to as Gaza City, i ...
twice. The attacks were in response to the capturing of an Israeli soldier just weeks before.
List of Foreign Ministers (2003–present)
See also
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Foreign relations of the Palestine Liberation Organization
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Finance Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
The Finance Minister of the Palestinian Authority is the head of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) branch that is in charge of finance. The minister deals with launching audits, collecting tax from Palestinian businesses and overseeing finan ...
References
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates State of Palestine
Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
Foreign affairs ministries
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