GAZA, Dec. 7 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is not going to dismiss the Hamas-led government, especially when Prime Minister Ismail Haneya is still on his regional tour, well-informed Palestinian sources said on Thursday.

    "President Abbas, at this time, prefers not to take hasty decisions and he wants to study the issues from all points," one of the sources said on condition of anonymity.

    They noted that Abbas expressed hope that Hamas would offer a new initiative with clear features to reach a deal on forming the new government.

    "Abbas made it clear that his favorite choice was the national coalition in spite of calls by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) for a technocratic government," a Palestinian official close to Abbas said.

    Haneya is on his first foreign tour since he took office in March.

    His tour, which includes Egypt, Qatar, Syria, Lebanon, Iran, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, was criticized as coming at a wrong time, for it came while Hamas and Fatah were talking on formation of a new unity government.

    The Hamas-Fatah talks collapsed in late November after the two movements failed to reach a deal on a new coalition.