Qatar and Egypt ‘will help form new Palestinian technocratic government’
by Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor from on (#6JY2D)
Palestinian ambassador to UK says Hamas will be consulted but would have no members in government
The formation of a new Palestinian technocratic government would be aided by both Qatar and Egypt and involves consultations with all Palestinian political factions - including Hamas, the Palestinian ambassador to the UK, Husam Zomlot, has said.
The move appears to be part of an attempt to show that a reformed interim Palestinian government that has roots in the entire Palestinian movement is ready to take over the governance of both Gaza and the West Bank soon after any ceasefire.
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