Middle East crisis live: US and Israel in talks to revive Washington trip to discuss Rafah
by Rachel Hall (now) and Sammy Gecsoyler (earlier) from World news | The Guardian on (#6KNZH)
Israeli PM had cancelled officials' US visit to discuss planned offensive in southern Gaza after the US refused to veto a UN security council vote on a ceasefire
The Palestinian Authority has announced the formation of a new Cabinet as it faces international pressure to reform, Associated Press reports.
President Mahmoud Abbas, who has led the PA for nearly two decades, announced the new government in a presidential decree on Thursday. None of the incoming ministers is a well-known figure.
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