Interior Minister Of The Palestinian National Authority
The Interior Ministry of the Palestinian National Authority is the branch of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) cabinet in charge of the security and statistics of the Palestinian people. The Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) is a sub-branch of the Interior Ministry that has the responsibility for the population and economic statistics of the Palestinian territories. The Preventive Security Service (PSS) is the primary security branch of the Interior Ministry. The PSS has a force of 30,000.
In 2006, the Israeli Defense Forces struck the office building of the Interior Ministry multiple times as a part of a bombing campaign in Gaza. The attacks were in response the kidnapping of Gilad Shalit, an Israeli soldier.
In June 2007, the office in Gaza was taken by Said Seyam as part of the Hamas government of June 2007. Fathi Hamad took office in January 2009, following assassination of Said Seyam during the Gaza War. In September 2012, following government reshuffle by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyye, Fathi Hamad remained in position.
The Interior Minister in Gaza also leads the Hamas Public Affairs Department and is the director of Al-Aqsa TV, the Hamas-run television station.
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