Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas recites a prayer in memory of those killed during the Israeli military offensive on the Gaza Strip, ahead of a press conference on August 26, 2014 in the West Bank city of Ramallah. (Photo: AFP)

(VOVworld) – Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas has threatened to break off a unity agreement with the Hamas movement if it does not allow the new government full authority in the Gaza Strip. Under an agreement in April, Palestinian parties formed a national unity government after 7 years of division between Fatah and Hamas. The new Palestinian cabinet, based in Ramallah, was sworn in on June 2. Hamas is still the power behind the throne.