The new Palestinian prime minister has submitted his resignation after just two weeks on the job because of “a conflict over authority,” his office says.
Acting Palestinian Authority chief Mahmoud Abbas has named Rami Hamdallah, the head of a university in the West Bank, the next caretaker premier in the Israeli-occupied territories.
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says Palestinians will not accept a state with temporary borders.
Two main Palestinian factions, Fatah and Hamas have announced that they have set a three-month timetable to form a unity government and hold elections.
Arab Leaders have strongly condemned recent Israeli aggressions against Palestinians in an extraordinary meeting of Arab League and called on the UN Security Council to act on the matter.