The Palestinian Authority is the official governing body of the Palestinian territories and is recognized by all countries that recognize a Palestinian state.
Based in Ramallah, it is currently run by President Mahmoud Abbas and his Fatah Party.
Palestinian Authority security forces exited the area following a month-long operation of its own against local Palestinian terror groups.
"The Palestinian government has completed all preparations to assume full responsibilities in the Strip," their statement said.
Who will run Gaza after the war remains one of the great unanswered questions in the negotiations, which have focused on an immediate ceasefire and exchanging hostages.
According to the report, the PA was in contact with the incoming Trump administration on the subject.
The plan is expected to include a proposed alternative to Hamas's rule, involving the Palestinian Authority and Arab states.
We have been told nonstop that in the new, post-October 7 paradigm, Israel will no longer tolerate violations of written agreements. Does this include a new approach to the PA?
Fatah said it wouldn't allow Hamas "to reproduce its activities in the West Bank" and that the terror group jeopardized the Palestinian people.
The terror organization's statement comes amid the PA security force's campaign against Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in Jenin.
"I know that intensive discussions are taking place, and there may be a significant shift in this policy," the PA's legal representative said during a compensation lawsuit filed against it.
Israel needs to declare that until the PA takes concrete steps to dismantle its system of rewarding terrorism, any talk of its role in future governance arrangements are a non-starter.
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