Why did Mahmoud Abbas dismiss the Hamas-led Palestinian Authority government?

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Oslo Accords: Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-Rule — Palestinian Authority U.S. Pres. Bill Clinton (center) looking on as Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin (left) shakes hands with Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat after the signing of the Declaration of Principles on Palestinian Self-Rule, September 1993.

Mahmoud Abbas dismissed the Hamas-led government in June 2007 following an escalation of violence between Hamas and Fatah forces in the Gaza Strip.12

Although the two factions had formed a coalition government after Hamas's surprise victory in the 2006 legislative elections, tensions remained high. After a week of intense fighting, Hamas forces defeated Fatah forces and took control of the Gaza Strip. In response to this takeover, Abbas declared a state of emergency, dismissed the government led by Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh, and subsequently appointed Salam Fayyad to head an emergency government based in the West Bank.13