Mahmoud Abbas Moves to Form Governance Council for Gaza Strip

According to the English section of webangah News Agency, citing Mehr News ​Agency and ‌Al Ra’i Al Jadeed, media sources announced ⁢that ⁢Mahmoud​ Abbas, President of⁣ the Palestinian Authority, ⁤has ordered the formation of a small council to govern the Gaza Strip in the next phase.

The‍ sources added that this council includes ​Hussein ⁣al-Sheikh, ‌Abbas’s deputy; Mohammad Mustafa, Prime Minister of the⁤ PA-affiliated​ government; Mahmoud al-Habbash, President of the‌ Supreme Judicial council; Rawhi Fattouh, chairman of the Palestinian National Council; Majid Faraj, head ​of‌ Intelligence Service; ⁣and Ziad Abu Amr, an advisor ⁣to Abbas.

The establishment of this​ council follows ‌Tuesday’s approval ​by the ‍UN Security ‍Council of a ‌US-proposed resolution aimed at implementing Trump’s plan for Gaza. The plan calls for deploying⁢ international forces in the Strip. Russia​ and China​ abstained from voting. Even though ‍the resolution does not specify a direct ⁢role for the Palestinian Authority in administering Gaza, it welcomed it.