| Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is expected | | | | 110 Palestinians. |
| to swear in a new prime minister and emergency | | | | Meanwhile, witnesses say Fatah gunmen stormed |
| cabinet Saturday, replacing the Hamas-led | | | | Hamas-controlled institutions in the West Bank, |
| government he fired after the group's bloody | | | | including the parliament building in Ramallah. There |
| takeover of the Gaza Strip. | | | | are no immedate reports of casualties. |
| Mr. Abbas of the Fatah faction, who is in the | | | | Friday, world powers and neighboring Arab states |
| West Bank, appointed former Finance Minister | | | | voiced their support for Mr. Abbas. |
| Salam Fayyad as the new prime minister Friday, | | | | Hamas leader Khaled Mashaal, who lives in Syria, |
| after dismissing Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas. | | | | said his group still recognizes Mr. Abbas as |
| But Mr. Haniyeh has ignored his dismissal and said | | | | Palestinian president and is ready to work with |
| his government will continue to exercise its duties. | | | | him "in the national interest." |
| He called for calm and unity following a week of | | | | Some information for this report was provided by |
| fighting between Hamas and Fatah that has killed | | | | AP and Reuters. |