The Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has tendered his resignation to the head of Palestinian Authority, Mahmoud Abbas.

Iran Press/Middle East: "The government submitted a letter of resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. It will continue to perform its duties and serve our people… until the formation of a new government", Prime Minister Hamdallah said at a meeting of the Cabinet on Tuesday, according to Wafa news agency.

There was no immediate comment from Abbas, but his Fatah faction, at a meeting he chaired two days ago, recommended that the government be replaced. A Hamas official condemned the move as an attempt to marginalize and exclude the group from Palestinian politics.

Hamdallah, a little-known academic, headed the national unity government formed in 2014.

Hamas and Fatah signed a reconciliation deal two years ago which set in motion a plan for Abbas's Palestinian Authority to resume governing in Gaza and take up control of the coastal enclave's crossing points into Egypt and Israel.   208 / 211 / 104

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