The Israeli military declared on Wednesday that it would not be stopping its raid on Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, where residents claimed to be trapped in appalling conditions.
Conflict in the Middle East: Tensions in the area are still rising.
Egyptian officials have warned that Israeli troops’ goal to seize control of the Gaza-Egypt border crossing would be a betrayal of the 1979 peace treaty.
Israel and Lebanon are engaged in a diplomatic flurry to prevent a full-scale conflict in the interim.
RAMALLAH, West Bank — On Thursday, the Palestinian Authority announced the members of a new cabinet, promising a technocratic administration capable of assisting in the reconstruction of Gaza and combating systemic corruption.
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In a statement to Mahmoud Abbas, the president of the Palestinian Authority, Mohammad Mustafa, who was appointed prime minister earlier this month, specified his vision and listed the names of 22 new ministers who would join him in the government.
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The new leadership of the Palestinian Authority, which governs a portion of the West Bank that is under Israeli occupation, comes amid U.S. s. along with other international pressure to put on a new front, motivated by the flimsy hope that the authority could get over its issues with credibility and contribute to the reconstruction and governance of what’s left of the Gaza Strip following Israel’s ongoing military campaign.
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Since taking over Gaza through violent overthrow in 2007, Israel has pledged to destroy Hamas. There is a chaotic power vacuum, particularly in the aid-starved north, as a result of Israel’s targeting of important figures in the Hamas-led government, including police and military leaders.
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U. s. Promising remarks were made for the new cabinet by the officials.
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According to State Department spokesman Matthew Miller, the administration took heart from the appointment of ministers who were born in Gaza, indicating that the cabinet aimed to be “fully representative of the Palestinian people.”. “.
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The new figures, however, were met with shrugs in the West Bank. East Jerusalem store owner Salem Hamma, 37, said, “I hope this government will do what is necessary to help the people, but the authority is weak.”. “I don’t think this government can handle the challenges that lie ahead, particularly in terms of rebuilding the Gaza Strip. “.
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President of the board of the Palestinian think tank Al-Shabaka Tareq Baconi described the cabinet as “nothing new.”. He referred to the modifications as “cosmetic adjustments.”. “.
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Along with widespread indifference and dissatisfaction with the Palestinian Authority, which was established following the 1993 Oslo accords to oversee the Palestinian territories, the political upheaval had another goal.
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According to Mustafa’s statement, he was setting up an impartial government that would fight corruption, bring together the fragmented Palestinian institutions, and assist in rebuilding Gaza.
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The lack of authority held by the Palestinian Authority in Gaza was not mentioned in the statement. It did not also imply that Abbas would give up his presidency. 18 years have passed since the 88-year-old leader’s last election.
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More than 90% of West Bank Palestinians, according to a December poll by the Palestinian Center for Policy and Survey Research, wanted Abbas, also known as Abu Mazen, to resign.
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The Palestinian Authority has been under pressure from the US to implement major reforms. But Mustafa, an Abbas ally, was named prime minister on March 14.
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Interpreted as a sign that Abbas intended to stay in power rather than retrench.
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Mustafa ended speculation about who would take one of the most prominent positions when he announced in the cabinet that he would serve as foreign minister concurrently.
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There were few well-known names mentioned.
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Interior Minister Ziad Hab al-Reeh was kept in his position. He was the head of the internal intelligence agency of the Palestinian Authority before.
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Hardly many ministers had names that people recognized, according to Khaled Elgindy, director of the Middle East Institute’s Program on Palestine and Palestinian-Israeli Affairs in Washington. The absence of elections and the Palestinian Authority’s ongoing security cooperation with Israel, according to Elgindy, render the new cabinet illegitimate.
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Israeli officials did not respond to the news immediately. The Israeli prime minister’s office spokeswoman, Raquela Karamson, stated that there would be “no change” unless the cabinet modified its regulations to permit payments to relatives of those detained by Israel for acts of terrorism. “.
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For various reasons, some people in the West Bank shared the skepticism.
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“Creating a national unity government and consulting all factions is the solution,” stated Muhammad Ali, a Shuafat-based real estate developer who is 57 years old. “This government will collapse and lose legitimacy when the war in Gaza ends. “.
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Taylor provided updates from Washington. Lior Soroka made a contribution to this article.
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The war between Israel and Gaza.
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Secretary of State Antony Blinken is scheduled to visit Israel for a brief visit at a time when tensions between the US and Israel are growing due to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intentions to invade Rafah. As people claimed to be trapped in appalling conditions at Gaza City’s al-Shifa Hospital, the Israeli military announced on Wednesday that it was carrying out its raid.
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The conflict in the Middle East.
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The area is becoming more and more tense. Officials in Cairo warn that the 1979 peace treaty would be undermined by Israeli troops’ attempt to seize control of the Gaza-Egypt border crossing. Israel and Lebanon are engaged in a diplomatic flurry to prevent a full-scale conflict in the interim.
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U. s. participation:.
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Us. S. As per Iraqi officials, numerous militants with Iranian connections were killed by airstrikes in Syria and Iraq. The attacks were the Biden administration’s first round of retaliation following an attack in Jordan that claimed the lives of three U.S. S. troops.
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