Hamas must surrender arms and control of Gaza, Palestinian PM tells UN

By Sudouest.fr with AFP

Published on 07/28/2025 at 10:42 p.m.

Mohammad Mustafa assured that "the State of Palestine is ready to assume full responsibility for governance and security in Gaza."

Hamas "must relinquish control" of the Gaza Strip and lay down its weapons, Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa pleaded at the UN General Assembly on Monday, July 28.

"We affirm that the State of Palestine is ready to assume full responsibility for governance and security in Gaza, with Arab and international support [...] Hamas must return its control over the Gaza Strip and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority," he said, echoing commitments made in June by President Mahmoud Abbas in a letter to France and Saudi Arabia, which are chairing a conference on the two-state solution in New York this week.