"Palestinian Authority Forms New Cabinet in Response to Israeli Assault on Gaza"

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has announced the formation of a new interim government amid international pressure for reform, appointing US-educated economist Mohammad Mustafa as prime minister. The new Cabinet aims to address the need for change amid Israel's assault on Gaza and escalating violence in the occupied West Bank. However, the PA faces challenges due to its strained relationship with Hamas, lack of popular support, and failure to hold elections in 18 years. The United States has called for a revitalized PA to administer Gaza after the Israeli war on the territory ends, but Hamas has rejected the new government as illegitimate, advocating for a power-sharing arrangement among all Palestinian factions.