Hamas cabinet resigns

The Hamas cabinet resigned this evening to clear the way for the 'Palestinian unity government' according to a report from Al-AP, and 'moderate Palestinian President' Mahmoud Abbas Abu Mazen is sending a delegation to the UN to try to revive the 'road map' piece by piece plan.Government spokesman Ghazi Hamad said that the ministers 'handed their portfolios' to 'Prime Minister' Ismail Haniyeh.