Rami Hamdallah will lead the unified Palestinian government

Published May 22nd, 2014 - 12:41 GMT
Hamdallah is the prime minister of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. (AFP/File)
Hamdallah is the prime minister of the West Bank-based Palestinian Authority. (AFP/File)

AlRay news agency reported that according to a Palestinian source in Gaza, Fatah and Hamas have agreed on Rami Hamdallah as the Prime Minister for the new unity government.

The source said that the new government will include 15 ministers from the West Bank and the Gaza Strip, but he did not reveal the names.  He added that Azam al-Ahmad, the Head of the Fatah Reconciliation Group, will visit Gaza this weekend in order to approve the new government.

Last 23rd of April, the Reconciliation Groups of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hamas signed the reconciliation agreement between the Palestinian political parties, and set a schedule to discuss the next agreements points.

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