after the 1995 interim agreement on the west bank and the gaza strip between the palestinian national authority (pna) and israel, jifna was placed in "area b". thus, its administrative and civil affairs were transferred to the pna, while security matters remained in israeli control. throughout the ongoing second intifada, which began in 2000, jifna has not experienced violence to the same extent as other parts of the west bank, such as in nearby ramallah, but its residents face travel restrictions and economic hardship.