Palestinian government

Gov’t to supply Gaza with electricity following bank guarantee

Wednesday-3-January-2018

After receiving a bank guarantee from the electricity distribution company in the Gaza Strip the Ramallah-based consensus government decided to supply the besieged enclave with its power needs.

Al-Ahmed: The government overcame all obstacles in Gaza

Friday-8-December-2017

Member of Fatah’s central committee Azzam al-Ahmed has affirmed that all the obstacles in the way of the government and its work in Gaza have been removed.

Premier Hamdallah and ministers to arrive in Gaza

Thursday-7-December-2017

Palestinian premier Rami al-Hamdallah and all his ministers are expected to arrive on Thursday in the Gaza Strip.

Hamdallah: Employees to be reinstated according to ministries’ needs

Wednesday-29-November-2017

Palestinian premier Rami al-Hamdallah said that his decision about reinstating the civil servants who refused to report for duty following the 2007 events in Gaza would be implemented only according to the needs of the ministries and government institutions.

Hamdallah: Government to start work at Rafah crossing soon

Thursday-2-November-2017

Palestinian premier Rami al-Hamdallah said Wednesday that his government would start its work at the Rafah border crossing with Egypt on November 15.

Palestinian unity government takes over Gaza crossing points

Wednesday-1-November-2017

Hamas on Wednesday handed over control of Gaza’s crossing points to the unity government putting into effect the first terms of the Cairo-brokered reconciliation deal.

Gov’t delegation to pop in Gaza to take over border crossings

Sunday-15-October-2017

A government delegation led by Nadhmi Mehanna is expected to arrive in Gaza in the next few hours after Hamas agreed to hand over control of the border crossings to the consensus government.

Hamas refuses PA forcing of 6145 Gazan workers into early retirement

Tuesday-4-July-2017

Hamas Movement refused the Palestinian Authority (PA) decision to force 6145 Gazan workers into early retirement. This move follows the PA President Mahmoud Abbas’s decision to pursue a punishment policy against Gaza as far as possible Hamas underlined.

Ramallah: Sit-inners barred from rallying outside cabinet HQ

Tuesday-11-April-2017

The Palestinian Authority (PA) security apparatus on Tuesday prevented citizens from participating in a sit-in outside the cabinet headquarters in Ramallah city in solidarity with Gaza employees whose salaries were recently slashed by the government.

West Bank NGOs suspend work in protest against Gaza salary cuts

Tuesday-11-April-2017

Civil society organizations on Tuesday announced the suspension of work in their institutions in the West Bank from 9 am to 11 am in protest at the Palestinian government’s decision to slash salaries of Gaza employees.