Tuesday, September 23, 2025 - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has called on Hamas to lay down its arms and hand over control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority, while also condemning the group’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.
Speaking via video link to a UN summit on the two-state
solution — after the United States denied him a visa to attend in person, Abbas
declared that Hamas would have no role in governing Gaza under a future
Palestinian administration.
“Hamas will have no role in governing Gaza. Hamas and other
factions must surrender their weapons to the Palestinian Authority,” Abbas
said.
He added: “We also condemn the killing and detention of
civilians, including Hamas actions on October 7, 2023.”
His remarks come as international pressure grows for a
unified Palestinian leadership capable of negotiating peace, with the Gaza
conflict continuing to destabilize the region.
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