Mahmoud Abbas approved the new government of the Palestinian Authority

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas approved the new government presented by Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa, AFP reported.
"The main national priority for the new government, whose members are due to take office on March 31, will be ending the war in Gaza," Mustafa said.
He added that his office "will work on formulating visions for uniting the institutions, including taking responsibility for Gaza."
In January, just over three months into the war between Israel and Hamas, US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken visited Ramallah and called for "administrative reforms" to benefit the Palestinians and the potential unification of the West Bank and Gaza under a single authority.
The new government is made up of 23 ministers, including three women and six Palestinians from Gaza, including the former mayor of Gaza City, Maged Abu Ramadan.
Fighting and destruction in the Gaza Strip, which the terrorist movement Hamas took over from the Abbas government in 2007, has increased pressure on the Palestinian Authority.
In his first public appearance since his appointment, Mustafa spoke of "transparency" and "zero tolerance" for corruption.
The Palestinian Authority has long been marked by divisions, corruption scandals, authoritarian tendencies and the apparent collapse of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Abbas's recent measures have so far done little to reassure diplomats who are seeking to find a capable and reliable Palestinian partner when the war ends./BGNES