Temporary International Presence in Hebron

The Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) was a civilian observer mission in the West Bank city of Hebron established in 1994 . TIPH was staffed by personnel from Italy, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland and Turkey . In 2019, the Israeli government declined to renew TIPH's mandate, effectively expelling the force . TIPH monitored Israeli settlers, and aimed to help the Arab Palestinians who currently live there . TIPH reported incidents to the Head of Mission of the TIPH; they reported incidents to the Israeli Defense Forces, the Palestinian Police Forces, and the member states. The members of the TIPH voluntarily opted to be an unarmed mission. Reports of the TIPH on breaches of international humanitarian law, agreements on Hebron and human rights were not made public. They were available to the Israeli Defense Forces, the Palestinian Police Forces, and the member states.