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In major overhaul, Abbas removes 10 West Bank, Gaza Strip governors
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PA President Mahmoud Abbas holds a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara on July 25, 2023. (Adem Altan/AFP)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas orders the removal of 10 regional governors, the official Wafa news agency reports.
Among those ordered to “retire” are the governors of northern Gaza, Gaza City, Khan Younis, and Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
In the West Bank, he orders the removal of the governors of Jenin, Nablus, Qalqilya, Tulkarem, Bethlehem, Hebron, Tubas, Jericho and the Jordan Valley.
No reason is given for the political upheaval, but the report says Abbas ordered the creation of a presidential committee to find suitable candidates to take over the positions.
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