PA President Abbas Condemns October 7, Says Hamas Must Exit Gaza

By Palestine Chronicle Staff  

89-year-old Mahmoud Abbas, whose presidential mandate expired in 2009, has been the PA President since the death of Yasser Arafat in 2004.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has said that Hamas “will no longer rule Gaza and must hand over its weapons” to the “Palestinian Security Forces,” French media reported on Tuesday.

Abbas’ statements came in a…