The US welcomes the decision by the Palestinian Authority government to resign today as part of a move to reform, given uncertainty over the future rule of Gaza after the war.
“Ultimately, the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is a question for the Palestinians themselves to decide,” State Department spokesman Matthew Miller tells reporters. “But we do welcome steps for the PA to reform and revitalize itself.”
Miller called the move a “positive and important step toward achieving a reunited Gaza and West Bank under the Palestinian Authority.”
The move comes at a time of growing US pressure on PA President Mahmoud Abbas to shake up the Palestinian Authority, which would allow it to take a greater role in ruling postwar Gaza.
International efforts have intensified to stop the fighting in Gaza and begin work on a political structure to govern the enclave after the war.
Hamas overthrew the PA in Gaza in 2007 and has ruled the enclave since.
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