October 2016 Hamas government

The Hamas government of 2016 is the Gaza-based faction of the Palestinian government and is a de facto third Hamas-dominated government, ruling over the Gaza Strip since the split of the Palestinian National Authority in 2007. Government Media Office in the Gaza Strip announced on 17 October 2016 that the Supreme Administrative Committee, which is in charge of the conduct of Gaza’s ministries, had taken a decision to carry out a Cabinet reshuffle in active ministries and change the positions of 16 deputy ministers and directors general in government institutions.

The Gazan government is made of Deputy Ministers, Director Generals and other high-level officials, not directly bound to the Ramallah administration. It was initially speculated that the 2016 Hamas government is an attempt to return of Ismail Haniyeh to full control of the Gaza enclave. As part of government reform, it was decided to abolish the Ministry of Planning.

According to some views, the third Hamas cabinet de facto succeeded the failed 2014 national unity government, which was reshuffled by Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas in July 2015 without Hamas consent and was announced by Hamas as expired on 19 October 2016. "Coalition for Accountability and Integrity - Aman" said that the formation of this committee was a declaration of a new government in the Gaza Strip. Youssef Mahmoud, the spokesman for the consensus Palestinian government, said that every action made in Gaza without the consensus government’s approval is illegitimate and not recognized by the Ramallah government.Ismail Haniyeh, the Prime Minister of the 2007 and 2012 Hamas-led governments, considers the 2015 Fatah-dominated government in Ramallah as illegitimate. The Hamas government of 2016 exercises de facto rule over the Gaza Strip, supported by the Palestinian Legislative Council, which is dominated by members of Hamas.

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