The Palestinian presidency condemned on Tuesday the attack on the convoy of Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah after entering the Gaza Strip and held Hamas responsible for what it described as “the premeditated aggression against the convoy of the prime minister and the head of intelligence.”

It said in a statement that “this attack against the convoy of the prime minister aimed at efforts and steps by President Mahmoud Abbas to end division and achieve reconciliation.”

It said “whoever carried out this act directly serves the interest of the Israeli occupation, the main beneficiary from the division.”