2020 in the Palestinian territories
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Events in the year 2020 in State of Palestine.
Incumbents
State of Palestine (UN observer non-member State)
- Mahmoud Abbas (PLO), President, 8 May 2005-current
- Mohammad Shtayyeh, 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
- West Bank
- 5 March - The Palestinian government announced a complete ban on entry of foreign tourists and declared a state of emergency in the West Bank. Schools, universities, mosques and churches were closed for one month.[1]
- Gaza Strip
- 21 March - The first two cases of COVID-19 in Gaza City, Gaza were diagnosed.[2]
- 18 June - Local sporting events, such as equestrianism, resume in the Gaza Strip. With soccer, competitions will be played to empty audiences starting the next day.[3]
References
- "Palestinian premier, with emergency powers, shuts down country for one month over corona". web.archive.org. 2020-04-29. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- "معلومات تفصيلية حول مصابي فايروس كورونا في فلسطين". corona.ps. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
- "Gaza horse riders compete again as coronavirus curbs eased". Reuters. 2020-06-19. Retrieved 2020-06-19.
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