Newly appointed Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa of the Palestinian Authority (PA) has formed a government of technocrats, official Palestinian news agency WAFA reported on Thursday. President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a decree expressing his confidence in the government, with 22 of the 23 ministerial posts being newly appointed, according to the report. The move comes amid pressure from the United States, as well as some Arab countries, for the PA to be reformed and revitalized in the wake of the October 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Washington wants the Palestinian Authority, which …