Palestinian unity government resigns, Abbas adviser says

The Palestinian unity government dissolved itself Wednesday, according to an adviser to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas.

 

“[Prime Minister Rami] Hamdallah handed his resignation to Abbas and Abbas ordered him to form a new government,” Nimr Hammad, an adviser to the PA president, told AFP.

 

Fatah officials have denied the report, Israel Radio said, saying that talks between the two sides have not concluded.

 

This past April, Hamas called on Abbas to “quit the political scene,” saying he remains an obstacle to achieving national unity.

 

Salah Bardaweel, a senior Hamas official in the Gaza Strip, accused Abbas of acting like a dictator “who lives in a state of personal intransigence and total refusal to share powers.”

 

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