As part of a wider cabinet reshuffle, Hamas appointed its first woman minister on Thursday.
Jamila Ash-Shanti, the widow of Hamas leader and co-founder Abdul Aziz Ar-Rantissi, was appointed as the minister of women's affairs.
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The group also appointed a foreign minister for the first time since it took power in Gaza. Also appointed were new ministers of National Economy, Prisoners, Youth and Sports, Planning, and secretary-general of the Council of Ministers.
