[[{"content_id":388000,"content_number":0,"portal_id":2,"lang_id":"en","content_title":"PA PM Mustafa forms cabinet, calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza","content_rtitr":"","content_short_title":null,"content_summary":"Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa, formed a new cabinet on Thursday, in which he will also serve as Foreign Minister, making an immediate ceasefire and Israeli withdrawal from Gaza a top priority, Palestinian news agency, WAFA, reported.","content_summary_fill":1,"content_body":"Mustafa, an ally to PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and a leading business figure, was appointed Premier this month with a mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Reuters reports.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe 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.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nAbbas, 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.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nHe approved Mustafa&rsquo;s 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&rsquo;s Internal Intelligence Agency, as Interior Minister, WAFA said.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nThe new cabinet will also include a State Minister for &ldquo;relief affairs&rdquo;.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\nMustafa 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, WAFA reported.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&ldquo;In order to enable the launch of the recovery process and preparation for reconstruction, stop the aggression and settlement activities, and curb settlers&rsquo; terrorism in the West Bank,&rdquo; Mustafa added.\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n&nbsp;","content_html":"<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">Mustafa, an ally to PA chief Mahmoud Abbas and a leading business figure, was appointed Premier this month with a mandate to help reform the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, Reuters reports.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">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.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">He approved Mustafa&rsquo;s 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&rsquo;s Internal Intelligence Agency, as Interior Minister, WAFA said.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">The new cabinet will also include a State Minister for &ldquo;relief affairs&rdquo;.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">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, WAFA reported.<\/span><\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><span style=\"font-size:16px;\">&ldquo;In order to enable the launch of the recovery process and preparation for reconstruction, stop the aggression and settlement activities, and curb settlers&rsquo; 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