Palestinian government offers resignation

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Ashtiyeh (AAP)

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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