Palestinian President Calls On Hamas To ‘Surrender Their Weapons’

Last Updated:September 23, 2025, 05:44 IST

Mahmoud Abbas urges Hamas to surrender weapons and seeks no role for it in Gaza governance, as more countries recognize Palestine despite US and Israel opposition.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (Image: AP PHOTO)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday demanded Hamas to surrender its weapons and said the militant group must have “no role” in governing Gaza in the future.

“Hamas and other factions must surrender their weapons to the Palestinian Authority,” Abbas said via video link at a summit on a two-state solution at the United Nations.

“What we want is one unified state without weapons, a state with one law and one legitimate security forces,” he said.

Emphasising the need to hold presidential and parliamentary elections after the end of the war, he said: ““We will draft an interim constitution within three months to ensure the transfer of power from the authority to the state.”

He also lauded countries for recognizing the state of Palestine amid the ongoing war. “We commend the positions of those countries that recognized the state of Palestine, we call on those who have not yet done so to follow suit. We call for your support so that Palestine becomes a fully-fledged member of the United Nations,” he said.

Several European countries on Monday announced recognition of a Palestinian state.

According to CNN, about 80% of the member states in the United Nations General Assembly, so far, have recognized the Palestinian state as Israel continues its war in Gaza and settlement expansion in the occupied West Bank.

Meanwhile, the US and Israel vowed opposed the recognition of the statehood with Netanyahu saying “there will be no Palestinian state”.

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