GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — All legislation and legal amendments that have been introduced to Palestinian law since Hamas took power of the Gaza Strip in 2007 will be thoroughly debated following the formation of the consensual government — which is still under discussion — according to Hassan Khreisheh, the second deputy speaker of the Palestinian Legislative Council (PLC).
Khreisheh told Al-Monitor that the laws, amendments and decrees put forth by Hamas in Gaza, and the ones issued by President Mahmoud Abbas in the West Bank, will be discussed during the new parliamentary session that will gather all members of parliament (MPs) of all factions for the first time since the Palestinian split, aiming to unify the legal environment on both sides. Khreisheh said that this session will be held upon the invitation of Abbas, a month after the formation of the consensual government.