Text of report by Qatari government-funded, pan-Arab news channel Al-Jazeera satellite TV on 4 March [Interview with Ghazi Hamad, a leading Hamas figure, via satellite from Gaza, by Tawfiq Taha in the studio - live] [Taha] We have with us from Gaza Dr Ghazi Hamad, a leading figure in the Hamas movement.

Text of report by Israeli NRG Ma'ariv website on 2

Text of report by Palestinian Ramattan News Agency

GAZA: Hamas has chosen a candidate to take over as prime minister from one of its leaders once agreement on a unity government is finalized with President Mahmoud Abbas, a spokesman for the Hamas- led administration said yesterday.

Palestinian Government Spokesman Ghazi Hamad has criticized EU Foreign Policy Chief Javier Solana for meeting the leader of Israeli Yisrael Beytenu Party leader Avigdor Liberman while not meeting Palestinian government representatives.