Circular No. 4: Official Holidays for Religious and National Occasions in Palestine for the Year 2026

Palestine Monetary Authority

Circular No. (4 / 2026)
To all banks operating in Palestine
Date: Thursday, January 08, 2026

Subject: Official Holidays for Religious and National Occasions in Palestine for the Year 2026

Based on the provisions of Article No. (73) of the Banks Law No. (9) of 2010, and in conjunction with the attached decision of the esteemed Cabinet of Ministers No. (3) of 2025 regarding the official holidays for religious and national occasions in Palestine for the year 2026, please take the necessary measures to implement the decision.

Supervision Group
Palestine Monetary Authority

• Copy: The Honorable Palestinian Deposit Insurance Corporation.
• Copy: The Honorable Financial Monitoring Unit.

State of Palestine
Cabinet of Ministers
General Secretariat

Reference (A.A.M.W./2025/ 3.7 / 1288)
December 18, 2025

Your Excellency, Head of the General Department of Civil Service, may God protect you,

Subject: Official Holidays for Religious and National Occasions in Palestine for the Year 2026

The General Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers extends its best regards and informs you of the decision issued by the Cabinet of Ministers during its weekly session No. (19/90) held on December 16, 2025, regarding the approval of official holiday days for religious and national occasions in the State of Palestine for the year 2026.

We kindly request you to take the necessary measures to implement the decision.

Please accept the highest regards and appreciation,

Dr. Dawas Dawas
Secretary-General of the Cabinet of Ministers

Attached: The mentioned decision, tables.
Copy: His Excellency the Prime Minister, may God protect him.

State of Palestine
Cabinet of Ministers
Cabinet of Ministers Decision No. (90/19/C.M/M) for the year 2025 Official Holidays for Religious and National Occasions in Palestine for the Year 2026

Based on the authorities vested in us by law; And upon the proposal of the Head of the General Department of Civil Service; And based on the requirements of public interest;

And after reviewing the Amended Basic Law of 2003 and its amendments; And the Civil Service Law No. (4) of 1998 and its amendments and executive regulations;

The Cabinet of Ministers decided in its session held in Ramallah on December 16, 2025, the following:

Article One
Approval of the official holiday days for religious and national occasions in the State of Palestine for the year 2026, according to the tables attached to this decision, which are authenticated with the seal of the General Secretariat of the Cabinet of Ministers.

Article Two
The competent authorities shall implement the provisions of this decision, each within its jurisdiction, and it shall be effective from the date of its issuance and published in the Official Gazette.

Issued in Ramallah on December 16, 2025.

Dr. Dawas Dawas
Secretary-General of the Cabinet of Ministers

State of Palestine
Cabinet of Ministers
General Secretariat
Reference (A.A.M.W./2025/ 3.7 / 1288)
December 18, 2025

Official Holidays in Palestine

Table One
National Occasions and Holidays

Occasion	Date	Duration of Official Holiday
Eid al-Fitr	1 Shawwal	Vigil and three days
Eid al-Adha	10 Dhu al-Hijjah	Vigil and four days
Islamic New Year	1 Muharram	One day
Prophet's Birthday	12 Rabi' al-Awwal	One day
Isra' and Mi'raj	27 Rajab	One day
New Year's Day	January 1	One day
International Women's Day	March 8	One day
Easter Sunday	April 12	One day
Labor Day	May 1	One day
Independence Day	November 15	One day
Western Christmas	December 25	One day
Eastern Christmas	January 7	One day

State of Palestine
Cabinet of Ministers
General Secretariat
Reference (A.A.M.W./2025/ 3.7 / 1288)
December 18, 2025

Table Two
Religious Occasions and Holidays considered official holidays for Eastern Christian Employees

Occasion	Date	Duration of Official Holiday
Christmas	2026/01/07	Two days
Eastern New Year	2026/01/14	One day
Epiphany	2026/01/19	One day
Palm Sunday	2026/04/05	One day
Maundy Thursday	2026/04/09	One day
Good Friday	2026/04/10	One day
Holy Saturday	2026/04/11	One day
Easter Sunday	2026/04/12	Two days
Ascension Thursday	2026/05/21	One day
Pentecost Sunday	2026/05/31	One day

State of Palestine
Cabinet of Ministers
General Secretariat
Reference (A.A.M.W./2025/ 3.7 / 1288)
December 18, 2025

Table Three
Religious Occasions and Holidays considered official holidays for Western Christian Employees

Occasion	Date	Duration of Official Holiday
Western New Year	2026/01/01	One day
Epiphany	2026/01/06	One day
Palm Sunday	2026/03/29	One day
Maundy Thursday	2026/04/02	One day
Good Friday	2026/04/03	One day
Holy Saturday	2026/04/04	One day
Easter Sunday	2026/04/05	Two days
Ascension Thursday	2026/05/14	One day
Pentecost Sunday	2026/05/24	One day
Christmas	2026/12/25	Two days

State of Palestine
Cabinet of Ministers
General Secretariat
Reference (A.A.M.W./2025/ 3.7 / 1288)
December 18, 2025

Table Four
Religious Occasions and Holidays considered official holidays for Samaritan Employees

Occasion	Date	Duration of Official Holiday
Passover and Sacrifice	2026/04/29-30	Two days
Last days of Passover	2026/05/07	One day
Feast of the Giving of the Torah	2026/06/17	One day
Feast of Ascension/Harvest	2026/06/21	One day
Hebrew New Year	2026/10/11	One day
Day of Atonement/Fasting	2026/10/20-21	Two days
Feast of Tabernacles/Booths	2026/10/25	One day
Feast of the End of Holidays	2026/11/01	One day