Abbas announces agreement with Hamas to hold elections
Hamas did not immediately comment on Abbas’s announcement.
Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ishtayeh (R) and President Mahmoud Abbas (L) at the swearing in ceremony of the new government at the Palestinian Authority's headquarters in the West Bank town of Ramallah, April 13, 2019.(photo credit: NASSER ISHTAYEH/FLASH90)ByKHALED ABU TOAMEH
