The political future is still a little more unclear for Palestine.
The Palestinian Authority government, which sits in the occupied West Bank, officially submitted its resignation to Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday.
“I presented the resignation of the government to Mr. President on February 20 and I submit it today in writing,” declared Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh in Ramallah, specifying that this decision came in particular “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, triggered following the bloody attack on the Hebrew territory on October 7.
A desired “reform”
Since 2007, the Gaza Strip has been ruled by Hamas – which seized power by force – while the West Bank has been ruled by the Palestinian Authority, of which Mahmoud Abbas has been president since 2005.
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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 but ultimately governed by “Palestinian entities” and not an Israeli administration.