Hamas dissolves Gaza Strip govt as part of peace plan

Ismail al-Thawabta
Hamas media office spokesman Ismail al-Thawabta says the group's government ​has been dissolved. -EPA

Hamas says it has dissolved ‌its de facto government in the Gaza Strip and is ready to hand over to a group of Palestinian technocrats - a move it described as a step forward in a US-backed plan for the ‌enclave but Israel dismissed as a "stunt".

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