New Palestinian government hangs on detainees: Abbas
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas said the formation of a new government of national unity was linked to the fate of Hamas officials held by Israel and the Israeli soldier captured by militants in the Gaza Strip. “Before this government is announced, several things need to be resolved: the problem of the Israeli soldier and that of the detained Palestinian prisoners, MPs and ministers,” Abbas told journalists after meeting visiting French Foreign Minister Philippe Douste-Blazy. Full Story