The Palestinian Authority has demanded that Israel bear the financial burden of rebuilding Gaza and to demonstrate a greater commitment to maintaining the two-state solution, TRT World reports.

“Israel must be held accountable for the devastation and casualties in the Gaza Strip and assume the responsibility for its reconstruction,’’ Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said during a meeting with Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs Tsuji Kiyoto in Ramallah.

Shtayyeh’s government will serve as a caretaker administration until a new government can be formed after he resigned on Monday.

Shtayyeh also condemned Israel’s actions, saying that it ‘‘perpetrates severe atrocities against the Palestinian people, fosters apartheid and behaves as if it is immune to legal consequences.’’