Palestinian government meets in Gaza for first time since 2014

GAZA CITY AFP Oct3, 2017- The Palestinian cabinet met in Gaza on Tuesday for the first time since 2014 in a further step towards the internationally recognised Palestinian Authority (PA) retaking control of the territory.   

In an opening speech, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah renewed his pledge to end a decade-long split between the Islamist Hamas movement that controls Gaza and his West Bank-based government. 

 
 “We are here to turn the page on division, restore the national project to its correct direction and establish the (Palestinian) state,” he said.