The PA’s President, Mahmoud Abbas, has remained adamant that Hamas should not play a role in the governance of post-war Gaza.

Israeli officials attempted to downplay reports of the Palestinian Authority’s role in Gaza and the possibility of a two-state solution that would help normalize relations with Saudi Arabia. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the PA on Wednesday of attempting to “create a false picture” following reports that the West Bank governors were tapped to supervise the Rafah Crossing between Gaza and Egypt,

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Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman said his country hopes to the see the Palestinian Authority (PA) return to the Gaza Strip, which has been controlled by the Islamist group Hamas for decades.