GAZA (Xinhua) -- The Islamic resistance Hamas movement has rejected an initiative by Palestinian Authority Prime Minister-designate Salam Fayyad to form a Palestinian unity government.

“Fayyad is not a component of the Palestinian national work, so he should not suggest such issues,” Sami Abu Zuhri, a Hamas spokesman, told Xinhua on Monday.
In an interview with Xinhua on Sunday, Fayyad suggested the formation of a unity government to rule the West Bank and the Hamas-governed Gaza Strip, and added that he does not necessarily lead that government.
Abu Zuhri said the internal political matter “can be discussed between the main powers in the Palestinian political spectrum,” referring to the Hamas and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah party.
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