Abbas Steps Down, Dealing Big Blow to U.S. Peace Plan
RAMALLAH, West Bank, Sept. 6 — Mahmoud Abbas submitted his resignation as Palestinian prime minister today and Israel lightly wounded the spiritual leader of Hamas with an airstrike in Gaza City, events that put the Bush administration's initiative for Middle East peace close to the point of disintegrating.
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