GAZA (Reuters) - Rival Palestinian factions suspended negotiations over the formation of a unity government on Monday after disagreement emerged over the distribution of key ministries, Palestinian officials said.
President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah was said to have walked out of the talks in Gaza in anger after Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, a senior leader of Hamas, said he wanted his group to retain the coveted finance and interior ministry posts.
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