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What's behind Hamas’ latest Cabinet reshuffle in Gaza?

Hamas carried out a ministerial reshuffle in the Gaza Strip, claiming to pump new blood into the ministries as the consensus government has failed to meet its responsibilities toward Gaza.
Senior Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (C) shakes hands with a man as he arrives to lead Eid al-Adha prayer in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip September 24, 2015. Muslims across the world celebrate the annual festival of Eid al-Adha or the Feast of the Sacrifice, which marks the end of the annual haj pilgrimage, by slaughtering goats, sheep, cows and camels in commemoration of the Prophet Abraham's readiness to sacrifice his son to show obedience to Allah.  REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RTX1S6G2
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The Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced Oct. 17 that the Supreme Administrative Committee, which is in charge of the conduct of Gaza’s ministries, had taken a decision to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle in active ministries and change the positions of 16 deputy ministers and directors general in government institutions.

The most important reshuffles carried out by Hamas, which oversees the committee, included transferring Ibrahim Radwan from the Land Authority to the Ministry of Public Works; Ibrahim Jaber from the Ministry of Planning to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities; Kamel Madi from the Ministry of Interior to the Land Authority; Anwar al-Buraawi from the Ministry of Education to the Ministry of Culture; Ihab al-Ghusain from the State Media to the Ministry of Transport; Samir Mtayyar from the Ministry of Culture to the Energy Authority; Emad al-Baz from the Ministry of Economy to the Court of Fatwa; and Bashir Abu al-Naja from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Ministry of Youth.

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