Palestinian PM Submits Government’s Resignation

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said his government is resigning, in a move that could open the door to US-backed reforms in the Palestinian Authority, Euronews reported.

President Mahmoud Abbas must still decide whether or not he accepts Shtayyeh and his government's resignation. I Photo: UNCTAD Wikimedia Commons

President Mahmoud Abbas must still decide whether or not he accepts Shtayyeh and his government's resignation.

But the move signals a willingness by the Western-backed Palestinian leadership to accept a shake-up that might usher in reforms seen as necessary to revitalize the Palestinian Authority (PA).

The US wants a reformed PA to govern Gaza once the war is over. But many obstacles remain to making that vision a reality.

“The next stage and its challenges require new governmental and political arrangements that take into account the new reality in the Gaza Strip,” Shtayyeh said at a Cabinet meeting. Abbas is expected to choose Mohammad Mustafa, chairman of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), as the next prime minister, the Associated Press (AP) also reported.

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