Palestinian president appoints long-time adviser as prime minister - BBC News

Mohammed Mustafa is tasked with enacting reforms of the Palestinian Authority demanded by the US.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsIsrael-Gaza warImage source, ReutersImage caption, Mohammed Mustafa (R) is a long-time economic adviser to President Mahmoud Abbas (L)By David GrittenBBC NewsPresident Mahmoud Abbas has appointed Mohammad Mustafa as the prime minister of the Palestinian Authority, which runs parts of the occupied West Bank.

Mr Mustafa, a US-educated economist and former senior World Bank official, is a long-time adviser to the president.

His predecessor, Mohammed Shtayyeh, resigned three weeks ago, citing the "emerging reality in the Gaza Strip".

Mr Abbas is under pressure from the US to reform the PA so it can govern Gaza after the Israel-Hamas war ends.

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented last month a vision for the territory that made no mention of any role for the PA.

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