Palestinian Prime Minister Ashtieh announced the resignation of the Palestinian government on Feb. 26 local time. According to reports by RIA Novosti on Feb. 28, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Norfalle said that representatives of Hamas and the Palestinian National Liberation Movement (Fatah) will meet in the Russian capital Moscow on Feb. 29 to discuss the formation of a unified Palestinian government and the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip.
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It was also reported that the Palestinian ambassador to the United Kingdom, Zomlot, said in a Nov. 27 speech that the resignation of the Palestinian government should create conditions for the formation of a Palestinian technical government. The new government should oversee the Palestinian presidential and parliamentary electoral process in all Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem, the West Bank and the Gaza Strip.
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