Wednesday, June 17, 2015

Palestinian unity government resigns. Inability to operate in Gaza Strip cited as reason...

The Palestinian unity government formed only a year ago has resigned after President Mahmoud Abbas said it was unable to operate in the Gaza Strip.

The resignation came after it emerged that the Gaza Strip's rulers Hamas held separate indirect talks with Israel.

An official said that Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah had handed his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday afternoon, and Abbas had ordered him to form a new government.

Various Palestinian factions, including Hamas, are to be consulted before a new government is formed.

Abbas earlier on Wednesday announced that the government would resign within 24 hours, as Hamas sources said the group was holding separate, indirect talks with Israel on ways to firm up an informal ceasefire agreement that took hold last August, ending a 50-day war in Gaza.

Some have argued that news of the secret talks prompted Abbas to move to dissolve the unity government.

A Palestine Liberation Organisation official said the new government was likely to be one of politicians rather than technocrats....

  aljazeera.com
17/6/15
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