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Hamas debates technocrat government in Gaza

The loss of financial support from Iran has reportedly contributed to Gaza's current crisis, according to Hamas sources.
Ismail Haniyeh, prime minister of the Hamas Gaza government, prays before delivering a speech in Gaza City October 19, 2013. Haniyeh urged rival Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas to speed up the implementation of the faltering Egyptian-brokered unity deal to heal six years of political rifts. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem (GAZA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX14GN2
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At the peak of the crisis experienced by the Hamas government in Gaza, both internally and externally, Al-Monitor has learned that Hamas decision-makers have started considering withdrawing from the government to avoid further crises.

Hamas is considering making the Gaza government, headed by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, resign, and then announcing a government of “technocrats” made up of businessmen, experts, and independents, who are not linked to a political party or a Palestinian organization.

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