The White House announced Friday that little-known former Palestinian Authority bureaucrat Dr. Ali Sha’ath will serve as leader of the fledgling “technocratic” government that will rule the Gaza Strip if Hamas relinquishes control.
White House identifies obscure bureaucrat as leader of interim Gaza government
Politics
January 16, 2026
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