Palestinian President Abbas says he is ready to rule Gaza after the ceasefire | News about the conflict between Israel and Palestine

The Palestinian president again calls for an “immediate ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israel” from the besieged territory.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said the Palestinian Authority (PA) is ready to take “full responsibility” in post-war Gaza, in its first statement since a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas was announced.

“The Palestinian government, in accordance with the directives of President Abbas, has completed all preparations to assume full responsibility in Gaza,” the presidency said in a statement on Friday.

It will include the return of the displaced, the provision of basic services, the management of crossing points and the reconstruction of war-torn territory.

The statement, published by the Palestinian Wafa news agency, also reiterated the Abbas government's call “for the need for an immediate ceasefire and a complete withdrawal of Israel from the Gaza Strip.”

While Hamas has been in full control of Gaza since 2007. this way PAdominated by the Fatah movement, rules the West Bank, which is occupied by Israeli forces.

at the moment Israel has no definitive position on post-war governance beyond rejecting any role for both Hamas and the PA.

Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have repeatedly ruled out either Hamas or the PA ruling the Palestinian territory, describing both scenarios as a “reward” for the October 7, 2023, attack.

But outgoing US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said last week that the PA should manage the coastal territory.

Palestinian leaders from various factions have long said this The future of Gaza they must 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 a monitoring mission to the Rafah border crossing and help facilitate of help entry.

“Palestinian ministers have clear instructions on what to do from the moment the truce begins.” We have a 100-day plan for the next day,” Mustafa was quoted as saying by the Belga news agency during his trip to Brussels.