Time in the State of Palestine explained

The time zones in the State of Palestine are Palestine Standard Time (PSST) (Arabic: توقيت فلسطين القياسي) and Palestine Summer Time (PSDT) (Arabic: توقيت فلسطين الصيفي) .^{[1] [2]} Palestine first observed Daylight Saving Time in 1940. Palestine has observed DST for 62 years between 1940 and 2024.The previous time with no Daylight Saving Time was 1983.^[3] The Palestinian Government announces the dates for the start and end of summer time.^[4] In 2020, they announced the end of summer time on 19 October, only 5 days before the change.^[5]

West Bank settlements

The Israeli settlements on the West Bank adhere to Israel Standard Time, which switches to Israel Summer Time on a different date than Palestine. This creates a one-hour difference for a few days for different groups of people living in the same geographic area.^[6]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Time Zone . Ministry of Telecom & Information Technology . https://web.archive.org/web/20240423042815/https://mtit.pna.ps/home/TimeZone . 23 April 2024.
2. https://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/palestine Time in Palestine
3. Web site: Daylight Saving Time 2024 in Palestine . 10 May 2024 . www.timeanddate.com . en.
4. News: Daylight saving time to start in Palestine on April 20 . 5 June 2024 . WAFA . 4 April 2024.
5. Web site: Palestine to end summer time on Oct 24th . ICANN mailing list . 20 October 2020 . 24 October 2020 .
6. News: Two Time Zones for Two Peoples: What Happens When Israel Moves Clock, but Palestinians Don't . dead . https://archive.today/20230325141704/https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2017-03-24/ty-article/.premium/israel-moves-clock-but-palestinians-dont/0000017f-e12a-df7c-a5ff-e37a0b330000 . 25 Mar 2023 . Haaretz.