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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Patrick Wintour Diplomatic editor

Qatar and Egypt ‘will help form new Palestinian technocratic government’

Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian envoy to the UK
Husam Zomlot, the Palestinian envoy to the UK. Photograph: Anadolu/Getty Images

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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