(Releads with
Hamas saying
dispute over) GAZA, June 2 (Reuters) - A last-minute hitch in the formation of a
Palestinian unity government was
resolved on Monday, a
Hamas official said, and President Mahmoud Abbas prepared to swear in the new ministers.
Hamas had an**unced that it would **t support the new administration because of a decision by Abbas to scrap the Ministry for Prisoner Affairs and replace it with a committee that would have fallen outside the control of the cabinet. But
Hamas official Salah Al-Bardaweel said it was agreed that the ministry would be given to Prime Minister Rami Al-Hamdallah, "and the
dispute between
Hamas and Fatah has been resolved". Palestinians view the detainees as freedom fighters while Israel de**unces them as terrorists.
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