Gaza Fighting Leads to Minister’s Resignation
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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (AP) – Palestinian Arab Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh on Monday accepted the resignation of his interior minister following a new wave of factional fighting in the Gaza Strip, officials said.
Interior Minister Hani Kawasmeh had offered his resignation two weeks ago to protest the deteriorating security situation in Gaza. But Haniyeh had tried to persuade Kawasmeh to stay on.
After a new wave of fighting left six people dead, Mr. Haniyeh on Monday accepted the resignation, said two officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to speak to the media. Mr. Kawasmeh recently offered a security plan aimed at bringing law and order to Gaza, but the plan was never carried out.
