Mohammad Mustafa appointed as new prime minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) by the president Mahmoud Abbas.

Mohammad Mustafa is one of the leading Palestinian business figures who has overseen Gaza reconstruction under Hamas Islamist rule.

Mustafa's appointment comes after mounting pressure to overhaul and revitalize the governing body of the occupied Palestinian territories and improve its governance in the occupied West Bank where it is based.

As president, Abbas remains by far the most powerful figure in the Palestinian Authority, but the appointment of a new government was a demonstration of his willingness to meet international demands for change in the administration.