Hamas warns of unpaid staff taking to streets

Pressure is mounting in the Gaza Strip for 42,000 employees who have not received salaries from unity government.

Gaza City - Thousands of former Hamas employees who have not received a salary in months will likely take to the streets if a solution is not found soon, a Hamas representative has warned.
Basem Naeem, a former health minister and prime ministerial adviser, told Al Jazeera that the status quo "cannot continue", noting the pressure has become too much for many to bear.
"To cut the salary of anyone is like cutting his throat," Naeem said in an interview at his office in Gaza City.