 Palestinian militants Sunday took over the Ministry of Education building in the city of Deir El-Balah. The gunmen, who are followers of Hamas Fatah, demanded the Palestinian Authority to provide them with jobs, Palestinian sources said. The armed men said they represent about 300 Palestinian activists searching for jobs. Palestinian authorities did not keep up their promises of employing them in its institutions. Palestinian Minister of Economy Mazen Sonokrot said the Palestinian leadership suffers greatly from a bad financial situation which prevents it from paying February salaries to employees. Salaries were postponed for two weeks until funds are made available. |