Palestinian Parliament: Prime Minister has to resign if unable to carry out mission

First Deputy Speaker for the Palestinian Parliament Ahmed Bahar called on Friday on the Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamadallah to resign if he is unable carry out the mission agreed upon by Palestinian factions.

In a celebration held in honour of the Palestinian martyrs in Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, Bahar said: “If Hamadallah’s government is unable to carry out the mission agreed upon by the Palestinian factions, such as reconstructing Gaza and paying for all employees, it should quit.”

He added: “The head of the reconciliation government has not contacted officials in the Gaza Strip before, during or after the Israeli war, which caused the death of hundreds and wounded thousands. If he does not want to serve his people, he has to resign.”

Bahar said that reconstructing the Strip has to start immediately, noting that there are demands for disarming the Palestinian resistance in return for reconstruction.