Important News
- Cabinet condemns Israel’s resumption of land settlement process in Area “C”; reaffirms support for displaced families in Tulkarm
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- Israeli forces attack Palestinians with tear gas and stun grenades in Hebron, causing suffocation cases and fire to break out
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- Elderly sustains injury in colonists’ attack in southern West Bank
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- Prisoners' organizations: Escalating and systematic violations against Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons in April
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- Israeli colonists continue attacking Palestinians, their properties in Masafer Yatta
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- Palestinian national heritage committee calls on UNESCO to immediately intervene to stop Israeli violations at Sebastia archaeological site
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- PCBS: 77 years after Nakba, Palestinian population has increased nearly 10-fold
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- German Government alarmed by developments in Gaza
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- One killed, others injured in an Israeli airstrike east of Gaza city
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- Cabinet holds meeting in Tulkarm; PM affirms government continues efforts to alleviate residents' suffering
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PM Fayyad Says Hamas Rule in Gaza doesn't Terminate PNA Dominance
RAMALLAH, February 3, 2008 (WAFA) – Prime Minister Salam Fayyad said on Sunday Hamas' control on Gaza Strip since last June doesn't terminate the reign of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA) on the coastal strip.
In an interview with the Dubai-based al-Arabiya satellite channel, Fayyad said the Hamas-run Gaza Strip and the West Bank were "politically and geographically united territories despite Hamas' coup against the legitimacy."
PM Fayyad explained that his government has spent 58 percent of its budget on Gaza Strip "to ease the life of the people and enhance their living conditions."
He implicitly slammed Hamas for refusing his plan of reopening Gaza Strip crossings, saying that blocking the Palestinian efforts to manage Gaza crossings is a big sin.
