Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas

The Palestinian Cabinet stressed on Tuesday that efforts to reconstruct the Gaza Strip will not stop.
The Cabinet called upon all parties concerned to remove any obstacles facing the reconstruction process.
The members of the Cabinet reiterated that the decisions that will be issued in the southern governorates without obtaining the approval of the national reconciliation government will be annulled.
Also, they announced their support for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' step to push for a UN Security Council vote this week on a resolution setting a November 2016 deadline for ending the Israeli occupation.
The Palestinian ministers slammed also the killing of a Palestinian youth at the hands of Israeli soldiers.
They also held Israel responsible for the brutal crimes against the Palestinians and the huge destruction to the infrastructure in the coastal enclave.
The Cabinet members valued a vote by the Portuguese and Irish parliaments to recognize the Palestinian state.