Palestinian PM Qurie and cabinet resign - official

RAMALLAH, West Bank, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Palestinian Prime Minister Ahmed Qurie resigned on Thursday after the Islamic militant group Hamas claimed victory over his ruling Fatah party in a parliamentary election, a senior official said.

Qurie and his cabinet tendered their resignations to President Mahmoud Abbas, the official said. Fatah, which advocates a two-state solution to the Middle East conflict, had long dominated. Hamas, sworn to Israel's destruction, said it won Wednesday's vote, and a Fatah official acknowledged it was true.