The Palestinian Authority is able to assume “full responsibility” within the Gaza Strip, Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas stated Friday, following the announcement of a cease-fire deal between Israel and Hamas.
“The Palestinian government, under President Abbas’ directives, has completed all preparations to assume full responsibility in Gaza,” together with the return of the displaced, offering fundamental providers, crossings administration and reconstruction of the war-torn territory, a presidency assertion stated.
While Hamas has exercised full management in Gaza since 2007, its rival the Palestinian Authority (PA), dominated by the Fatah motion, runs the West Bank.
Hamas, which gained the final Palestinian legislative elections in 2006, indicated earlier within the battle that it was not in search of to manipulate post-conflict Gaza.
Hamas sources have instructed AFP they might be prepared handy over Gaza’s civilian affairs to a Palestinian entity.
Currently, Israel has no definitive stance on post-war governance past rejecting any position for each Hamas and the PA.
Israeli officers together with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have repeatedly opposed Hamas or the PA ruling the Palestinian Territory.
But U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stated final week that the PA must be the one to run the coastal territory.
Palestinian leaders throughout factions have lengthy stated that Gaza’s future is for them to resolve, rejecting any outdoors interference.
The Israeli authorities has convened to vote on the Gaza deal after the safety cupboard authorised it earlier on Friday.
Should the deal take impact, truce mediators the United States, Qatar and Egypt will monitor the cease-fire through a physique based mostly in Cairo, Qatar’s prime minister stated.
Source: www.dailysabah.com