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Former Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, attends the Arab Economic and Social Development Summit, in Beirut, Lebanon, on January 20, 2019
PALESTINE Authority Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah’s government resigned today in a bid to form a new administration as Fatah’s central committee (FCC) seeks to isolate rivals Hamas.
The FCC wants to form a governing body made up of representatives of various factions in the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) and independent personalities pushing Hamas aside.
FCC member Azzam al-Ahmad said at the weekend: “We plan to form a new government of factions soon in response to Hamas’s failure to undertake its national responsibility in handing over the Gaza Strip to the legitimate PA [Palestinian Authority],” adding: “Hamas helped form the last government. This time, it will not participate in its formation or be a part of it.”
While international actors discuss governance and reconstruction, Netanyahu has made it clear that Israel has no intention of ending its military occupation, says RAMZY BAROUD
While international attention focuses on ceasefire frameworks, Israel is openly advancing plans for a permanent expansion of its control over Gaza, writes RAMZY BAROUD
