{"id":1792,"date":"2024-03-28T16:59:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-28T16:59:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/?p=1792"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:02:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:02:43","slug":"palestinian-pm-mustafa-forms-cabinet-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diplomatique.ma\/en\/palestinian-pm-mustafa-forms-cabinet-calls-for-immediate-ceasefire-in-gaza\/","title":{"rendered":"Palestinian PM Mustafa forms cabinet, calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa, formed a new cabinet on Thursday, in which he will also serve as Foreign Minister,\u00a0making an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza a top priority, Palestinian news agency,\u00a0<i>WAFA<\/i>, reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mustafa, an ally to President Mahmoud Abbas and a leading business figure, was appointed Premier this month with a mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority (PA), which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank,\u00a0<i>Reuters\u00a0<\/i>reports.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He was also assigned to lead the relief and rebuilding of Gaza, which has been shattered by more than five months of war, while he performs double-duty as Foreign Minister, replacing Riyad Al-Maliki, who had served in the position since 2009.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Abbas, who as President remains, by far, the most powerful figure in the PA, appointed the new government in a demonstration of willingness to meet international demands for change in the administration.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">He approved Mustafa\u2019s cabinet with financial expert, Omar Al-Bitar, as Finance Minister and Muhamad Al Amour, who served as the president of the Palestinian Businessmen Association, as Economy Minister, but kept Ziad Hab Al-Reeh, former chief of the PA\u2019s Internal Intelligence Agency, as Interior Minister,\u00a0<i>WAFA<\/i>\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"youtube-embed\" data-video_id=\"MNMmy0nyEJc\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Palestinian PM Mustafa Forms Cabinet, Calls For Immediate Ceasefire In Gaza | Dawn News English\" width=\"696\" height=\"392\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MNMmy0nyEJc?feature=oembed&#038;enablejsapi=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The new cabinet will also include a State Minister for \u201crelief affairs\u201d.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mustafa said in a cabinet statement addressed to Abbas that the first national priority is an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and a complete Israeli withdrawal from the enclave, in addition to allowing humanitarian aid to enter in large quantities and reaching all areas,\u00a0<i>WAFA<\/i>\u00a0reported.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cIn order to enable the launch of the recovery process and preparation for reconstruction, stop the aggression and settlement activities, and curb settlers\u2019 terrorism in the West Bank,\u201d Mustafa added.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The PA, controlled by Abbas\u2019s Fatah political faction, has long had a strained relationship with Hamas, the movement that runs Gaza, and the two factions fought a brief war before Fatah was expelled from the Territory in 2007.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">However, it has repeatedly condemned the Israeli invasion of the Strip following the Hamas-led assault on Israel on 7 October, and has insisted it must play a role in running Gaza after the war.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa, formed a new cabinet on Thursday, in which he will also serve as Foreign Minister,\u00a0making an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza a top priority, Palestinian news agency,\u00a0WAFA, reported. 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