2017 in the State of Palestine explained

The following lists events that happened during 2017 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

Gaza Strip (Hamas administration unrecognized by the United Nations)

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

Events

November

November 1

Israeli forces arrest journalist and prisoners' rights activist Bushra al-Tawil and sentences her to six months in administrative detention.^[1]

See also

• 2017 in Israel
• List of violent incidents in the Israeli–Palestinian conflict, 2017

Notes and References

1. News: Activist, journalist Bushra al-Tawil sixth Palestinian woman currently imprisoned in administrative detention.