23-11-2024 05:51 AM Jerusalem Timing

Palestinian Unity Government Resigns

Palestinian Unity Government Resigns

The Palestinian unity government formed last year in a bid to heal rifts between Hamas and president Mahmud Abbas’s Fatah party resigned on Wednesday, an official said.

HamdallahThe Palestinian unity government formed last year in a bid to heal rifts between Hamas and president Mahmud Abbas's Fatah party resigned on Wednesday, an official said.

"Hamdallah handed his resignation to Abbas and Abbas ordered him to form a new government," Nimr Hammad, an adviser to Abbas, told AFP, referring to prime minister Rami Hamdallah.

Discussions to form a new government would include consultations with the various Palestinian factions, including Hamas, he said.

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