Palestinain leaders discuss unity Cabinet

The Hamas-controlled Palestinian government will resign within two or three days to make way for a new unity government that could help end a punishing Western aid boycott and resume long-frozen peace talks with Israel, a senior Palestinian negotiator said today.

The negotiator took part in a night-time meeting in Gaza where Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah and prime minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas pressed forward with efforts to bring their rival factions together. The two leaders were set to meet again Friday.