New batch of PA employees in Gaza forced to retire

The Palestinian Authority referred more than 6,000 civil employees to early retirement, allegedly to exert pressure on Hamas to dissolve the administrative committee, hand over the Gaza Strip and approve elections.
Palestinian Authority employees take part in a protest against what they say are deductions on their salaries, in Gaza City April 8, 2017. REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa - RTX34OP5
Palestinian Authority employees take part in a protest against what they say are deductions in their salaries, in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, April 8, 2017. - REUTERS/Ibraheem Abu Mustafa
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RAMALLAH, West Bank — The Palestinian government decided July 4 to refer 6,145 civil employees in the Gaza Strip to early retirement.

In an official statement, the government described this move as a temporary measure that may be lifted when Hamas waives its control of the Gaza Strip and accepts the conditions set by President Mahmoud Abbas.

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