The new Palestinian Authority government under Hamas will be inaugurated Wednesday. Officials in the radical Islamic group said over the weekend that a parliamentary confidence vote in its new 24-member Cabinet was expected on Monday or Tuesday, clearing the way for a swearing-in ceremony Wednesday.
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