Israeli operations continue along Gaza-Egypt border

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has indicated he might dismiss the Hamas-led Cabinet as a step toward relief from crippling Western aid sanctions, as the European Union contributed some money to pay civilian workers.

Addressing diplomats in the West Bank city of Ramallah at a feast marking the day’s end of the Ramadan fast yesterday evening, Abbas said: “We are going to make the decisions about forming a Cabinet that abides by Palestinian and Arab and international legality to lift the siege from our people and mitigate its suffering.”