Palestine has a new cabinet.

On March 28, Palestine announced the formation of a new cabinet amid increasing international pressure for reform.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (right) appointed Mohammad Mustafa, a long-time trusted advisor in the economic field, as Prime Minister on March 14, 2024.

According to the Palestinian news agency WAFA , President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led Palestine for nearly two decades, has issued a presidential decree recognizing the new cabinet submitted by the new Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa.

Prime Minister Mustafa emphasized that the new government's top priority is ending the conflict in Gaza.

The new Palestinian cabinet will include 23 ministers, including three women and six from the Gaza Strip, among them Gaza City Mayor Maged Abu Ramadan.

Earlier, on March 14, President Abbas appointed Mohammad Mustafa, a long-time trusted advisor in the economic field, as Prime Minister.

Mustafa pledged to establish a technocratic government and set up an independent trust fund to help rebuild Gaza. He will also serve as Foreign Minister. Ziad Hab al-Rih will remain Interior Minister.

According to the plan, the members of the Cabinet will be sworn into office on March 31st.

The Palestinian Authority currently administers parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, while having lost control of the Gaza Strip to Hamas in 2007.

The US is calling on Palestine to reform its cabinet and establish a political framework capable of governing post-conflict Gaza before it becomes an independent state.

Israel opposes the idea, stating that it will maintain security control over Gaza and cooperate with Palestinians not affiliated with the Palestinian Authority or Hamas.

For its part, Hamas also opposes the formation of a new government, calling on all Palestinian factions, including Fatah, to form a power-sharing administration ahead of the elections. In addition, Hamas warned Palestinians in Gaza against cooperating with Israel in governing the territory.

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