Hamas official: Interim prime minister to come from Gaza

Hamas senior official Mahmoud al-Zahar said that according to the Palestinian reconciliation agreement reached between his organization and the Fatah, the prime minister of the interim government will be from the Gaza Strip, but not a member of Hamas.

Al-Zahar noted that there was a need for a representative from the Gaza Strip, because both the Palestinian president and the chairman of the legislative council are residents of the West Bank. (Elior Levy)