Abbas asks Hamas head Haniyeh to form unity govt

GAZA Feb 15 (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas asked Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas on Thursday to form a new unity government.

"Mr Ismail Haniyeh, we designate you to form the Palestinian government," Abbas told Haniyeh at a joint news conference in Gaza City, after accepting Haniyeh's resignation as a first step toward forming the joint government and ending factional fighting.

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