#Israel, #US contemplate sanctions over Palestinian unity pact
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Palestinian doctors treat a wounded child at a hospital following an air strike by Israeli warplanes in Beit Lahia, northern #Gaza Strip, on April 23, 2014. (Photo: AFP - Mohammed Abed)
Israel’s security cabinet was to meet on Thursday morning to discuss how to retaliate to a unity deal struck between the Palestinian Authority leadership and the Gaza Strip’s ruling party, Hamas. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted angrily to Wednesday’s agreement between the rival factions accusing Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas of choosing “Hamas, not peace.” read more