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.