Riyad al-Maliki, the foreign minister of the Palestinian Authority (PA) that governs the West Bank, has said the PA hopes a cease-fire can be brokered for Gaza in time for Ramadan.
Speaking at a news conference at a diplomatic forum in Antalya, Turkey, Maliki also said that the PA would be “the only legitimate authority” to run Gaza after the war.
The PA lost control of Gaza to the Hamas militant group in 2007.
Its government also issued its resignation this week, with outgoing Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh calling for intra-Palestinian consensus as he said his government would step down. It’s not yet clear what will follow.
Israel and Hamas have been negotiating through mediators, in a bid to reach a cease-fire deal before the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, which is scheduled to start in just over a week.
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