This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict.The Civil Administration (Hebrew: המנהל האזרחי, ha-Minhal ha-ʿEzraḥi; Arabic: الإدارة المدنية الإسرائيلية) is the Israeli governing body that operates in the West Bank.

[1]: 133 [2]: 108 The Civil Administration is subordinate to a larger entity known as the Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories,[3] which is a unit in the Defense Ministry of Israel.

[4] The creation of a civil administration for the West Bank and Gaza Strip was incorporated within the Camp David Accords, signed by Egypt and Israel in 1978.

[8]: 54 Through the implementation of the Oslo Accords agreed upon by Israel and the PLO, the Civil Administration transferred some of its governance capacities to the Palestinian National Authority in 1994.

[9] Upon the implementation of Israel's unilateral disengagement plan from the Gaza Strip in 2005, the Civil Administration has exercised authority exclusively in the West Bank.

The Israel Defense Forces description of the mandate of the Civil Administration purports that "the unit acts as a source of information integrating human quality and technological progress which coordinates activities of government bureaus, the IDF, and security establishments opposite the Palestinians through the application of government policies in factors pertaining to civilians.

As a working rule, the Palestinian security forces are left to operate by day, and Israeli raids take place in this area during the night.