Palestinian President Abbas says he is ready to govern Gaza after a ceasefire deal | News about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The Palestinian president repeats the call for an “immediate ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israel” from the besieged territory.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority (PA) was ready to take “full responsibility” in post-war Gaza, in his first statement since a cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced.
“The Palestinian government, according to the directives of President Abbas, has completed all preparations to assume full responsibility in Gaza,” the presidency said in a statement on Friday.
This would include the return of displaced persons, the provision of basic services, the management of crossings and the reconstruction of the war-torn area.
The statement, published by the Palestinian Wafa news agency, also reiterated the Abbas government’s call “for the necessity of an immediate ceasefire and the complete withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip.”
While Hamas has been in full control of Gaza since 2007 PER YEARdominated by the Fatah movement, governs the West Bank occupied by Israeli forces.
Currently, Israel does not have a definitive position on post-war governance apart from rejecting any role for both Hamas and the PA.
Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have repeatedly opposed Hamas or the PA governing the Palestinian territory, describing both scenarios as a “reward” for an October 7, 2023 attack.
However, outgoing US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said last week that the PA should manage the coastal zone.
Palestinian leaders of all factions have been saying this for a long time The future of Gaza it is up to them to decide, rejecting any outside interference.
On Friday, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa said government institutions were ready to step up their work and restore basic services in Gaza, while calling on the European Union (EU) to redeploy an observation mission to the Rafah border crossing and help facilitate the entry of aid.
“Palestinian ministers have clear instructions on what to do from the moment the ceasefire begins. We have a 100-day plan for the day after,” Mustafa was quoted as saying by Belga news agency during his trip to Brussels.
