<span style="color: #222222;">The US has congratulated the new Palestinian government, a day after incoming Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh announced his new cabinet alongside President Mahmud Abbas, leaving out Hamas. <br />''<br />''Jason Greenblatt, the assistant to US President Donald Trump and special representative for international negotiations, said in a tweet that Washington hopes that it will be able to work together toward peace and improving Palestinian lives.  Several key positions were unchanged from the previous administration of Rami Hamdallah.</span><br />''  <br />