Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah arrived in Gaza on Monday for his first visit in two years, saying the Palestinian Authority would assume control of the
strip after a decade of factional strife.
Hamdallah crossed the border with dozens of ministers and officials from the West Bank-based PA into the Hamas-run coastal enclave at around noon.
The Islamists have controlled Gaza since a 2007 split but recently agreed to hand over civilian power to a unity government.
“The Government began to exercise its roles in Gaza from Monday,” Hamdallah said at a press conference at the crossing.