The picture taken on June 6, 2013 shows Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah (L) talking with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) during an official ceremony in the West Bank city of Ramallah. Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas two weeks after he was sworn in, said a source from Hamdallah's office on Thursday. (Xinhua/Fadi Arouri)

Palestinian Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah has offered his resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas two weeks after he was sworn in, said a source from Hamdallah's office on Thursday.

The source said Hamdallah wants to resign due to the "attacks on his power" and interference by some parties he did not name.

Hamdallah, a long-time academic and professor of applied linguistics at a leading West Bank University, was sworn in on June 6, replacing Salam Fayyad, who stepped down due to differences with Abbas' Fatah party.

Before the resignation letter was handed over to Abbas, a Palestinian official at Abbas' office admitted hearing about rumors about Hamdallah's desire to quit, but said Abbas is likely to reject the resignation.