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PA President Abbas accepts resignation of PM Shtayyeh and his government

By Gianluca Pacchiani 27 February 2024, 11:49 am 2 Edit

Gianluca Pacchiani is the Arab affairs reporter for The Times of Israel

This handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's Press Office (PPO) shows PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (L) presenting the resignation of his government to Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah on February 26, 2024. (Thaer GHANEM / PPO / AFP)
This handout picture provided by the Palestinian Authority's Press Office (PPO) shows PA Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh (L) presenting the resignation of his government to Mahmoud Abbas, in Ramallah on February 26, 2024. (Thaer GHANEM / PPO / AFP)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accepts the resignation of Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh and his cabinet and asks him to stay on as a caretaker until a permanent replacement is appointed.

Shtayyeh submitted his resignation yesterday, together with all his government ministers, to allow for the formation of a government in broad consensus among Palestinians following the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip.

The US wants a reformed PA to govern Gaza once the war is over.

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