The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/palestinian-police/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:39:35 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Palestinian police | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/palestinian-police/ 32 32 Gaza oversight committee seeks ‘qualified’ candidates to join Strip’s police force https://www.timesofisrael.com/gaza-oversight-committee-seeks-qualified-candidates-to-join-strips-police-force/ Thu, 19 Feb 2026 15:58:31 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?post_type=liveblog_entry&p=3758026 National Committee for the Administration of Gaza announces application process is open, amid questions over eligibility for those who previously served under Hamas

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]]> Egypt and EU stepping up preparations to dispatch Palestinian police force to Gaza https://www.timesofisrael.com/egypt-and-eu-stepping-up-preparations-to-dispatch-palestinian-police-force-in-gaza/ Tue, 02 Dec 2025 02:30:20 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3697010 Diplomats push back at claim Hamas members to be part of new body, as Cairo trains thousands of recruits and Brussels looks to join effort, possibly influence postwar Strip

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]]> Israeli citizen detained for months by Palestinian police, in breach of Oslo Accords https://www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-citizen-detained-for-months-by-palestinian-police-in-breach-of-oslo-accords/ Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:47:56 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3486522 Lawyers for 21-year-old Muhammad Odeh say ongoing detention in Nablus ‘puts his life at risk’ as PA holds him without trial; Israeli authorities unresponsive

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]]> PA police extract 5 tourists mobbed after illegally entering Joseph’s Tomb in Nablus https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-police-extract-5-israelis-mobbed-after-illegally-entering-josephs-tomb-in-nablus/ Mon, 02 Oct 2023 16:05:38 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3110408 One of five is lightly injured during visit to holy site after being hit by stones

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]]> Journalist who claimed Palestinian Authority arrests dissidents arrested by PA https://www.timesofisrael.com/journalist-who-claimed-palestinian-authority-arrests-dissidents-arrested-by-pa/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:20:48 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=3051683 An outspoken critic of the PA, Akil Awawdeh was previously beaten by Palestinian police

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]]> Gay Palestinian living under asylum in Israel murdered, beheaded in Hebron https://www.timesofisrael.com/gay-palestinian-living-under-asylum-in-israel-murdered-beheaded-in-hebron/ Thu, 06 Oct 2022 18:02:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2848766 Suspect uploaded footage of murder to social media; unclear how the victim ended up in the West Bank, with some claiming he was kidnapped

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]]> Palestinian security seen ejecting IDF patrol from Hebron market https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-security-seen-ejecting-idf-patrol-from-hebron-market/ Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:25:00 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2782250 Army investigating incident in Israeli-controlled area, says commander made a 'misjudgment' in allowing Palestinian officer to shoo soldiers away from Old City shops

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]]> Report: Palestinian officer attempted shooting attack in West Bank settlement https://www.timesofisrael.com/report-palestinian-officer-attempted-shooting-attack-in-west-bank-settlement/ Tue, 12 Apr 2022 05:58:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2744389 Kan says PA customs officer sought entry to Vered Yeriho but was turned away by guard, then fired magazine into the air; later confessed to PA security he planned gun attack

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]]> PA arrests suspects in East Jerusalem triple homicide, hands them to Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-arrests-suspects-in-east-jerusalem-triple-homicide-hands-them-to-israel/ Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:12:03 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2461164&preview=true&preview_id=2461164 After manhunt, Palestinian security services reportedly arrest two people alleged to have carried out deadly shooting in Kafr Aqab and two others who aided them

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]]> After triple homicide, Israel lets PA police sweep East Jerusalem for suspects https://www.timesofisrael.com/after-triple-homicide-israel-lets-pa-police-sweep-east-jerusalem-for-suspects/ Sat, 02 Jan 2021 19:52:15 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2460414 Israel rarely allows Palestinians to operate in the city, but Ramallah says exception made for dozens of armed PA security forces to enter neighborhood of Kafr Aqab after shooting

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]]> Cutting security ties, Abbas shows he’s serious — even if it risks everything https://www.timesofisrael.com/cutting-security-ties-abbas-shows-hes-serious-even-if-it-risks-everything/ Fri, 22 May 2020 05:23:16 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2311570 Ending coordination will hurt and endanger both Israel and the PA, but faced with Israeli annexation, the Palestinians are increasingly willing to employ desperate measures

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]]> Rights groups slam Palestinian police for banning LGBTQ activity https://www.timesofisrael.com/rights-groups-slam-palestinian-police-for-banning-lgbtq-activity/ Wed, 21 Aug 2019 18:28:35 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2134211 After police action, Al-Qaws Foundation receives a wave of hate messages which activists say 'pose a serious threat' to the gay community

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]]> Palestinian police soldier on amid Israeli raids, US neglect https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-police-soldier-on-amid-israeli-raids-us-neglect/ Fri, 18 Jan 2019 08:00:23 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2001047 Security cooperation, which has endured many crises, faces mounting public pressure in the West Bank

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]]> Palestinian indicted for hit-and-run, not terror, in death of Israeli woman https://www.timesofisrael.com/palestinian-indicted-for-hit-and-run-not-terror-in-death-of-israeli-woman/ Wed, 12 Sep 2018 14:49:24 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1924270 Driver, 60, charged with causing death by negligence and abandoning the scene of an accident

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]]> PA denies kidnapped Arab Israeli boy was held in West Bank https://www.timesofisrael.com/pa-denies-kidnapped-arab-israeli-boy-was-held-in-west-bank/ Sat, 14 Jul 2018 11:08:41 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1889087 Palestinian police contradict Israeli account of 7-year-old Karim Jumhour's disappearance, claim child was found in Lod, not Ramallah

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