Summary
World governments should not rush to approve the new Palestinian Cabinet, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday after the Palestinians accused Israel of punishing them over a unity deal.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has said the new government, which is to be sworn in Monday in Ramallah, will be a government of political independents that will reject violence, recognize Israel and abide by all existing agreements.
Israel's Deputy Defense Minister Danny Danon, a far-right member of Netanyahu's ruling coalition, called on the U.S. government to halt funding to the Palestinian Authority.
Azzam said the U.S. has invited Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, who will lead the new government, to Washington, a gesture that could signal an American willingness to cooperate with the new government.
Earlier, a senior Palestinian official said Israel prevented three Gazans from crossing to the West Bank to be sworn in as ministers in the new government.
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