Hamas tries to revoke Fatah laws
BBC
The new Hamas-dominated Palestinian parliament has attempted to revoke recent legislation giving more powers to Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas. The increased powers were agreed by the previous parliament with a majority from Mr Abbas' Fatah party.
Measures Hamas has objected to include the allocation of key administrative posts to members of Fatah, whose MPs walked out before the vote. The uproar dims hopes of forming a national unity government. The issue is to be put before the Palestinian supreme court.
Monday saw more violence, with an Israeli air strike in Gaza City killing four Palestinians, at least two of them reportedly Islamic Jihad militants, while two teenage brothers were killed by a bomb elsewhere in the Gaza Strip.
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