2014 in the State of Palestine explained

Events in the year 2014 in the State of Palestine.

Incumbents

State of Palestine (UN observer non-member State)

• Mahmoud Abbas (PLO), President, 8 May 2005–current
• Rami Hamdallah, Prime Minister, 6 June 2013–current
• Government of Palestine – 16th Government of Palestine (until 2 June), 17th Government of Palestine (starting 2 June)

Gaza Strip (Hamas administration unrecognized by the United Nations)

• Ismail Haniyeh (Hamas), Prime Minister, 29 March 2006–current

Events

March

• 10 March - Death of Raed Zeiter takes place, with international attention given to the incident.

April

• 23 April – Signing of the Fatah–Hamas Gaza Agreement occurs, with elections to occur soon.

June

• 2 June – Palestinian unity government was formed.
• 12 June – Three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and killed in the West Bank.

July

• 1 July - Palestinian journalist and prisoners' rights advocate Bushra al-Tawil is arrested by Israeli authorities and put in administrative detention.^[1]
• 2 July - Murder of Mohammed Abu Khdeir, followed by days of rioting in Shu'fat (East Jerusalem).
• 8 July - Operation Protective Edge begins, with the Israeli military sending soldiers into the Gaza Strip

See also

• 2014 in Israel
• 2014 in Egypt
• Operation Protective Edge
• Timeline of the Israeli–Palestinian conflict in 2014

Notes and References

1. News: IOA releases the journalist Bushra al-Tawil.