Hamas announces Gaza government reshuffle

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Source: Ma'an News Agency

amas officials in Gaza announced Thursday the formation of a new government headed by the party's leader Ismail Haniyeh.

The new government is an expanded form of the last, made up entirely of Hamas members, six of them newly appointed, in addition to a new cabinet secretary-general. Many of the newly appointed members also hold positions at the Islamic University in Gaza.

Haniyeh said in a statement following the shuffle that "the reshuffle is an administrative step and is not against reconciliation." He said the new government would resign when a national unity agreement was signed ending division with Fatah.

While under the last Gaza government officials held more than one ministerial post, the current scheme has only the Minister of Education post left vacant, which Haniyeh himself said he would head, along with the foreign affairs post.

Read more: http://www.maannews.net/eng/ViewDetails.aspx?ID=367274

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I gotta hand it to them. This is MUCH better than holding elections...

:sarcasm: