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Posted By simmons on October 9, 2014

New Palestinian unity government today held its first cabinet meeting at the site of Hamas' 50-day war with Israel The meeting marked the end of more than seven years of absolute Hamas control over the coastal territory The ministers' convoy today toured the badly damaged town of Beit Hanoun and the neighbourhood of Shijaiyah However, it is unclear how much power the cabinet will hold as none of its members are aligned to Hamas or Fatah It comes just days before Western-backed president Mahmoud Abbas will seek $4billion in reconstruction aid By Corey Charlton for MailOnline Published: 13:11 EST, 9 October 2014 | Updated: 16:19 EST, 9 October 2014 77 shares 55 View comments The new Palestinian unity government held a cabinet meeting in the war-battered Gaza Strip for the first time today, marking the end of more than seven years of absolute Hamas control of the coastal territory. In establishing a Gaza foothold, the cabinet also tried to assure the international community that foreign aid for Gaza's reconstruction will not reach the militant group Hamas, which is shunned by the West as a terror group. The meeting came three days before an international pledging conference in Cairo where Western-backed Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is to seek $4 billion for Gaza reconstruction after the recent 50-day war between Israel and Hamas

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Hamas' grip on Gaza is ended as new Palestinian unity government meets in Strip

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