Abbas sees no place for Hamas in new govt, says French FM

[WorldNews]

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Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Sunday told visiting French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius that any new Palestinian unity government should not include Hamas, France's top diplomat said. The remarks came on the eve of a key meeting of the executive committee of the Palestine Liberation Organisation (PLO) to discuss forming a new cabinet after the government collapsed this week amid a deepening rift with Hamas, the de facto rulers of the Gaza Strip. Abbas is thought to be seeking to replace the government of technocrats -- formed last year to overcome rivalry between Palestinian factions -- with a government of politicians.

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