Posted 2/26/2024, 9:33:45 AM
Palestinian PM Resigns Amid Tensions Over Gaza, West Bank Violence and Stalled Peace Process
- Palestinian PM Shtayyeh resigned amid pressure from US to work on political structure to govern Palestinian state after Gaza war
- Resignation comes as violence escalates in West Bank and Jerusalem, as well as "genocide" in Gaza per Shtayyeh
- Israel PM Netanyahu has rejected calls for Palestinian Authority under Abbas to control Palestinian state
- Little progress made towards 2-state solution since Oslo Accords in 1990s
- Israel announces plans to build over 3,300 new settlement homes in response to shooting that killed 1 Israeli