Palestinian PM submits government’s resignation

Buildings levelled by Israeli bombardment in Rafah. Pic/AP

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said Monday his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to U.S.-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority.

President Mahmoud Abbas must still decide whether he accepts Shtayyeh and his government's resignation. But the move signals a willingness by the Western-backed Palestinian leadership to accept shake-up that might usher in reforms seen as necessary to revitalize the Palestinian Authority.

Palestinians wait for humanitarian aid on a beachfront in Gaza City. Pic/AP

The US wants a reformed Palestinian Authority to govern Gaza once the war is over. But many obstacles remain to making that vision a reality.

"The next stage and its challenges require new governmental and political arrangements that take into account the new reality in the Gaza Strip," Shtayyeh said at a Cabinet meeting.

Abbas is expected to choose Mohammad Mustafa, chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund, as the next prime minister.

‘Israel is blocking aid to Palestinians'

Israel has failed to comply with an order by the United Nations' top court to provide urgently needed aid to desperate people in Gaza, Human Rights Watch said Monday, a month after a landmark ruling in The Hague ordered Israel to moderate its war. The UN's top court had ordered Israel to do all it can to prevent death and destruction.

Israeli forces kill 30 terrorists

Israeli soldiers killed more than 30 Hamas terrorists in the Zeitoun area of Gaza City during the past day, the Israel Defence Forces said on Monday morning. The terrorists were eliminated as Israel's 401st Armored Brigade consolidated its control over the area.

Israel strikes hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon

The Israeli military said Monday its air force was striking targets of the militant Hezbollah group "deep inside Lebanon," where residents reported explosions near the city of Baalbek. The strikes are among the deepest into Lebanon since the Israel-Hamas war began. They come a day after Israel's Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed to step up attacks on Lebanon's Hezbollah.

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