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Palestinian Civil Police Force

This article is about the police services of the Palestinian National Authority. For the police service of Mandatory Palestine, see Palestine Police Force.
Palestinian Civil Police
الشرطة المدنية الفلسطينية
AbbreviationPCP
Agency overview
FormedMay 4, 1994
Jurisdictional structure
National agencyPalestine
Operations jurisdictionPalestinian Authority, Palestine
Governing bodyMinistry of Interior
General nature
Operational structure
Police Officers9,213
Elected officer responsible
Agency executives
  • Major General Allam Saqa, Chief of Police (West Bank)
  • Major General Mahmoud Salah, Chief of Police (Gaza Strip)
Parent agencyPalestinian Security Services
Facilities
Stations68
Website
https://www.palpolice.ps/en
Two Palestinian Police Officers in Bethlehem

The Palestinian Civil Police Force (PCP; Arabic: الشرطة المدنية الفلسطينية, romanized: al-Shurtah al-Madaniyah al-Filistiniyah) is the Civil Police organization tasked with traditional law enforcement duties in the autonomous territory governed by the Palestinian National Authority. The Civil Police is a part of the Palestinian Security Services.

Since the Hamas takeover of the Gaza Strip the control of the Civil Police in Gaza Strip was placed under the jurisdiction of Hamas, while the Police forces in the West Bank remain under Palestinian National Authority.[1][2]

Traffic Unit in the West Bank city of Salfit
  1. ^ "Civil Police – PA/Hamas". ECFR. 21 March 2018.
  2. ^ Berger, Miriam; Pietsch, Bryan (23 March 2024). "What to know about Gaza's police force, which Israel is targeting". Washington Post.
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