Palestinians sit outside their makeshift shelter near the ruins of their house, which witnesses said was destroyed during the Israeli offensive, in Al Mughraga village, in the south of Gaza City September 8, 2014. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem
GAZA/JERUSALEM (Reuters) - Tensions between Fatah and Hamas, the two main Palestinian parties, are close to breaking point over the non-payment of salaries to Gaza's public sector workers, raising the risk of a return to conflict in the territory, officials say.
The ceasefire struck last month to end Israel's war with Hamas included stipulations that the Palestinian Authority, led by President Mahmoud Abbas of Fatah, should take over civil administration in Gaza from Hamas, an Islamist movement.
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