invited to give key note presentation to the Resistance Studies Network about civilian protection project. This research seeks to analyse the interventions, motives, and challenges faced by civilian actors to support the local communities in their attempts to create safer spaces within which they can continue to maintain their livelihoods, hold on to their land and way of life. The research explores the extent to which ‘divisions of labour’ emerged between the different actors and the symbiotic relationship between the local and the “outsiders”. It will examine how the indigenous knowledge, local structures and wisdom of the local communities been utilised in the civilian protection. The research examines the role and interventions by Israeli and international groups and organisations to protect Palestinians. Finally, the presentation examines how the war on Gaza impacted on this research.