9 8 1 , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁carry ▁out ▁practical ▁b ureau cr atic ▁functions ▁within ▁the ▁territ ories ▁occupied ▁by ▁Israel ▁since ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁While ▁formally ▁separate , ▁it ▁was ▁sub ordinate ▁to ▁the ▁Isra eli ▁military ▁and ▁the ▁Shin ▁Bet . ▁ ▁The ▁Civil ▁Administration ▁is ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁larger ▁entity ▁known ▁as ▁Co ordin ator ▁of ▁Government ▁Activ ities ▁in ▁the ▁Territ ories ▁( CO G AT ), ▁which ▁is ▁a ▁unit ▁in ▁the ▁Def ense ▁Ministry ▁of ▁Israel . ▁Its ▁functions ▁have ▁largely ▁been ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁National ▁Author ity ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁however ▁it ▁still ▁continues ▁a ▁limited ▁operation ▁to ▁manage ▁Palest in ian ▁population ▁in ▁the ▁Area ▁C ▁of ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁and ▁coord ination ▁with ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁government . ▁ ▁Os lo ▁Acc ords ▁▁ ▁The ▁Os lo ▁II ▁Acc ord ▁divided ▁the ▁West ▁Bank ▁into ▁three ▁administrative ▁divisions : ▁the ▁Are as ▁A , ▁B ▁and ▁C . ▁The ▁distinct ▁areas ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁different ▁status , ▁according ▁to ▁the ▁amount ▁of ▁self - g overn ment ▁the ▁local ▁Palest ini ans ▁would ▁have ▁over ▁it ▁through ▁the ▁Palest in ian ▁Author ity , ▁until ▁a ▁final ▁status ▁accord ▁would ▁be ▁established . ▁ ▁The ▁Are as ▁A ▁and ▁B ▁were ▁chosen ▁in ▁such ▁a ▁way ▁as ▁to ▁just ▁contain ▁Palest ini ans , ▁by ▁drawing ▁lines ▁around ▁Palest in ian ▁population ▁cent ers ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁Ag re