Palestinian government offers resignation

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ashtiyeh speaks during the weekly government meeting in the West Bank village of Fasayel in the Jordan Valley. Source: AAP
The Palestinian Authority's Prime Minister has told President Mahmoud Abbas that his government will resign over the escalating violence in the region. The move comes after Israel launched a successful attack on the militant Hezbollah group in Lebanon, and said it is still planning to launch an offensive in southern Gaza.
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