Current Date And Time In Gaza, Palestinian Territory
Wednesday, 26 August 2026
05:58:27 EEST
State: Gaza Strip
Currency: Israeli New Shekel (ILS)
Timezone: UTC +02:00 (EEST)
Population: 410,000
District: Gaza
Find official public holiday dates and bank operating schedules for Gaza. Stay informed on statutory non-working days for businesses, logistics, and offices in Gaza.
Businesses, retail banks, and public services throughout Gaza follow official statutory holiday schedules for non-working day closures. Fixed statutory national holidays (such as Declaration of Independence Day on November 15) mandate official non-working status for banks and government offices in Gaza.
This is Palestinian Territory's national public holiday calendar — the same live calendar shown on Palestinian Territory's country-level and Gaza Strip holiday pages — embedded here because public holidays are set nationally and apply the same way in Gaza as anywhere else in Palestinian Territory.
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These are Palestinian Territory's official statutory fixed-date public holidays — the same national list shown on Palestinian Territory's country and Gaza Strip holiday pages — mandated by national labor law and applicable to financial institutions, schools, and government administration in Gaza just as everywhere else in Palestinian Territory.
| Holiday Name | Fixed Date | Category | Closure Status | Official Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Declaration of Independence Day | November 15 | National Holiday | Full Official Closure | www.palestinecabinet.gov.ps |
Gaza's bank branches, municipal offices and public schools close on Palestinian Territory's statutory holidays just as they do everywhere else in the country — shops and restaurants more often stay open with adjusted hours rather than closing outright.
If a fixed statutory holiday lands on a weekend in Gaza, the following Monday is commonly declared an official substitute non-working day by government notification.
With a population of 410,000 and running on the Asia/Gaza time zone, Gaza follows Palestinian Territory's statutory holiday dates on local calendar days — no cross-timezone adjustment needed for a purely domestic holiday list.