Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh Resigns

Mohammad Shtayyeh, an academic economist who took office in 2019, said the next stage would need to take account of the emerging reality in Gaza.
Palestinian Prime Minister Shtayyeh Resigns
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh convenes a cabinet meeting in Ramallah, West Bank, Palestine, on Feb. 26, 2024. Mohammed Torokman/Reuters
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Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said on Monday he was resigning to allow for the formation of a broad consensus among Palestinians about political arrangements following Israel’s war against the terrorist group Hamas in Gaza.

The move comes amid growing pressure from the United States on President Mahmoud Abbas to reorganize the Palestinian Authority (PA), as international efforts intensify to halt the fighting in Gaza and start building a political structure to govern the enclave post-war.