Palestinian government submits resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh presented the government's resignation "in light of recent developments linked to the aggression against Gaza" The political crisis, which has affected the Palestinian territories for years, has been further accentuated with the war between Israel and Hamas.
Westerners, and in particular the United States, have called for a “reform” of the Palestinian Authority in order to envisage the post-war period.. Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant proposed in January a plan for the future under which Gaza would no longer be controlled by Hamas.