Hamas formally took power Wednesday, with the Palestinian president swearing in its 24-member Cabinet, including 14 ministers who served time in Israeli prisons. The ceremony, which came just a day after Israel’s nation election, ended a two-month transition period of ambiguity since Hamas’ election victory in January. At a news conference in Gaza after Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas swore in Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas and his Cabinet, Haniyeh said his relations with Abbas would be “cooperation and harmony, based on the supreme interest of the people.” Full Story
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