Palestinian Authority Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki speaks during a press conference on the sidelines of the 55th session of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Feb. 28, 2024. (Credit: Fabrice Coffrini/AFP)
ANKARA — The Palestinian Authority hopes a cease-fire can be agreed in the Gaza war in time for Ramadan, its Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on Saturday.
Speaking at a news conference at a diplomatic forum in Antalya, Turkey, Maliki said the PA would be "the only legitimate authority" to run Gaza after the war. The PA, which exercises limited self-rule in parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank, lost control of Gaza to the Hamas militant group in 2007.
Israel and Hamas have been negotiating through mediators over a possible cease-fire in Gaza, with the aim of halting fighting in time for Ramadan, the Muslim fasting month, due to begin this year on March 10.
hopes a cease-fire can be agreed in the Gaza war in time for
Ramadan, its Foreign Minister Riyad al-Maliki said on
Saturday.
Speaking at a news conference at a diplomatic forum in
Antalya, Turkey, Maliki said the PA would be "the only
legitimate authority" to run Gaza after the war. The PA, which
exercises limited self-rule...