Bomb Targets Palestinian Authority PM’s Convoy in Gaza
- Trump envoy Greenblatt condemns attack before Gaza conference
- Explosion comes as Palestinian reconciliation effort falters
Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah waves to the crowd upon his arrival in Gaza City on March 13.
Photographer: Mahmud Hams/AFP via Getty Images
The Palestinian Authority’s premier escaped an apparent assassination attempt in the Gaza Strip Tuesday, when a bomb struck his convoy on a mission to bolster reconciliation efforts with the territory’s Hamas rulers.
The roadside device exploded as Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah and intelligence chief Majed Faraj entered Gaza in a motorcade after passing through the fortified Erez crossing from Israel. The assault came hours before a White House conference on trying to rescue Gaza from economic chaos. Trump administration envoy Jason Greenblatt condemned the attack on Hamdallah in a Twitter message.