Palestine Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh has announced his resignation from his post. Shatayyeh announced his resignation on Monday, February 26, saying, 'I submit my resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas.' Shatayyeh has also given the reason behind his resignation. He says that he has taken this decision due to the aggression spread in the Gaza Strip and tension in the West Bank and Jerusalem.
Palestinian rule over parts of the West Bank
The Palestinian Authority exercises its rule over parts of the West Bank. However, there has been a lot of violence here in the last few days. Apart from this, Shatayyeh is also very worried about the ongoing war in Gaza. If media reports are to be believed, this is the reason why he has been forced to resign.
While resigning, Shtayyeh said that Palestinian citizens in Gaza are dying of hunger. However, there were continued Israeli attacks. The situation in Jerusalem and the West Bank is not very good. Here too the tension is at its peak. Saddened by all these situations, the Prime Minister has submitted his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas.
Mahmood Abbas has not yet accepted the resignation
According to media reports, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has not yet accepted the resignation of Mohammad Shtayyeh. Shtayyeh's move is being seen as a sign of the Western-backed Palestinian leadership accepting the changes it sees as reforms needed to revive the Palestinian Authority.
Shtayyeh declares Gaza 'blood valley'
Shtayyeh is extremely disappointed with the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas. While giving a statement on the situation in Gaza, he called it 'Valley of Blood'. Shtayyeh claimed that the war, which began on October 7, has caused huge human and material losses to Gaza. The situation is that the burial space in Gaza has not increased.