State of Palestine elusive solution to conflict

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced the resignation of his government on Monday, and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accepted it later the same day.

That move paves the way for a shake-up in the Palestinian National Authority that is conducive to putting an end to the de facto split between Fatah, which dominated the PNA that governs the West Bank, and Gaza, which has been seen as being a Palestinian enclave under Hamas' control, since 2007.

Reportedly, Russia has already invited the two sides, along with other Palestinian factions, to hold negotiations with the aim of forming a unified governing body, toward which most of the invitees held an open attitude.