Ramallah, Feb 26 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh on Monday said that he submitted his government's resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas.
In the weekly cabinet meeting held in Ramallah, Shtayyeh said, "The decision to resign comes in light of the developments in the Gaza Strip, the West Bank and Jerusalem," noting that his government worked under challenging circumstances, Xinhua news agency reported.
Shtayyeh's government was formed by a presidential decree in April 2019 and was entrusted with Palestinian reconciliation and preparing for elections.
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