Out of the sight of the world, the Palestinian Authority has taken over governing authority in the Gaza Strip from Hamas, in a deal brokered by Egypt. Gaza and the West Bank have been ruled separately since 2007. The Palestinian national consensus government is headed by PA Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah, who says the government had already formed committees to oversee the administration of Gaza and, in accordance with the Cairo agreement. In his first visit to Gaza, he described Hamas’ decision to respond to Pres. Mahmoud Abbas’ call to dissolve its Administrative Committee as "an important step."
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Pictured: Egyptian General Intelligence Minister Khaled Fawzi (left) and Palestinian Authority Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah.
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