Hamas and the Palestinian Authority spar over the fate of tens of thousands of employees in Gaza ahead of a key deadline, the latest sign that a landmark reconciliation agreement between the two leading Palestinian factions is faltering.
In a statement, the internationally recognized Palestinian Authority stresses the “necessity of all old employees returning to work,” instructing ministers to arrange for the transition.
But Hamas calls the decision a “violation” of pre-existing agreements between the two sides.
Under an agreement made last month, the Hamas terrorist group is supposed to hand over power in Gaza to the PA, dominated by the secular Fatah party, by Friday.
A key sticking point has been the fate of tens of thousands of PA employees who stopped working when Hamas seized Gaza in a 2007 quasi-civil war.
Hamas hired its own employees afterwards and the future of the two sets of staff is a key issue to resolve.
— AFP
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