国际英语资讯:Palestinian consensus government takes over in Gaza_时事

国际英语资讯:Palestinian consensus government takes over in Gaza

The Hamas-run security forces ensured the area and the road that goes from the borders down to Gaza city, where the delegation stays for three days to takeover ministries that had been run by Hamas for more than ten years.

A senior Egyptian security delegation, high-ranking figures and leaders of various factions and political powers, including Hamas and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Fatah Party received Hamdallah and his team at the crossing.

Hamdallah and his cabinet ministers are scheduled to hold meetings on Monday with leaders of factions, including Hamas and Fatah, and will also head to their offices in Gaza to officially hand over the different ministries.

On Tuesday, Hamdallah is to chair his weekly cabinet meeting at the consensus government's headquarters in Gaza city, the former house of President Mahmoud Abbas.

Hamdallah and most of his ministries will leave the Gaza Strip back to the West Bank on Wednesday.

Meanwhile, Hussein al-Sheikh, the Palestinian Minister of Civil Affairs told reporters that handing over control on the crossing points, either with Egypt or with Israel, "will be after two Fatah and Hamas delegation meet in Cairo on reconciliation talks next week."

General Tawfiq Abu N'iem, Hamas security chief in Gaza told reporters that he is ready to handover control of security apparatuses to the interior ministry of the consensus government.