Ramallah (Web Desk): Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah has tendered his resignation, just days after Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced plans to form a new government.
In a statement on Tuesday, PA spokesperson Yusuf Al-Mahmoud said that “the prime minister and his ministers welcome [Fatah, the Palestinian faction which dominates the PA]’s decision to form a new government,” adding that: “Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has placed his government at the disposal of the President of the Authority [Abbas].”
Hamdallah confirmed the statement in a tweet, writing that: “We put our government at the disposal of President Mahmoud Abbas and we welcome the recommendations of the Fatah Central Committee to form a new government.”
