Abbas swears in new Palestinian Cabinet

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency Cabinet today and outlawed the militia forces of the Islamic Hamas movement, deepening the violent rupture in Palestinian society.

Abbas swears in new Palestinian Cabinet

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in an emergency Cabinet today and outlawed the militia forces of the Islamic Hamas movement, deepening the violent rupture in Palestinian society.

Hamas seized control of Gaza last week after a series of bloody battles with Abbas’ Fatah movement. The violence left Gaza increasingly isolated, a situation worsened when an Israeli fuel company cut off deliveries to petrol stations in the coastal strip.

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