The Ministry of Interior and National Security is the branch of the

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(PNA) cabinet in charge of the security and the statistics of the population of the

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. The

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(PCBS) is a sub-branch of the Interior Ministry that has the responsibility for the population and economic statistics of the

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. Since

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, the position of the Interior Ministry within the

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is unclear.

History

In 2006, the

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struck the office building of the Interior Ministry multiple times as a part of a bombing campaign in Gaza. The attacks were in response to the kidnapping of

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, an Israeli soldier.''Israel hits Palestinian Interior Ministry''
CNN, 5 July 2006 In June 2007, the office in Gaza was taken by Said Seyam as part of the Hamas government of June 2007. Fathi Hamad took office in January 2009, following assassination of Said Seyam on 15 January 2009 during the

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. In August 2012, following

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by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyye, Fathi Hamad remained in position.

List of ministers

Interior Ministers of the Palestinian Authority

Interior Ministers in the West Bank

Interior and National Security Ministers in the Gaza Strip

References

External links

Official Interior Ministry Website (Gaza Strip)
{{Authority control 1994 establishments in Palestine Interior *Ministry of Interior Law enforcement in Palestine Organizations based in Ramallah

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