President Mahmoud Abbas could sack the Hamas-led Palestinian government if it does not agree to his terms by the end of the month, a senior official from Abbas's Fatah movement said on Monday.
Abbas has been pushing the elected group to accept a political programme that would mean recognising Israel, as a way to ease a Western aid embargo. Unable to pay official salaries, the government is facing protests and strikes.
"If the performance of the government continues like this, President Abu Mazen will use his constitutional powers to fire the government and pick a new government," said Azzam al-Ahmad, head of Fatah's parliamentary bloc, using Abbas's nickname. "I expect that he will take this decision before the end of this month. He should do it, otherwise we will be destroyed," Ahmad told Reuters.
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