"The Palestinian government has completed all preparations to assume full responsibilities in the Strip and that the government administrative and security personnel were fully prepared to carry out their tasks in order to alleviate the suffering inflicted on the Gaza population, allow di
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has written letters to Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge to offer condolences on the passing away of former PM Manmohan Singh.
"The President of Palestine thanked the Prime Minister for the assistance that India had provided, including on political issues and hoped that India would continue to play its role in bringing peace to the region," Vikram Misri said.
"We have also discussed BRICS. We have reached a verbal agreement that Palestine would be invited [to attend this forum] in the 'outreach' format," Abbas said in an interview
Abbas' visit to Russia is taking place against the backdrop of Egypt, Qatar and the United States calling on Israel and the Hamas movement to resume discussions on a ceasefire in Gaza.
An associate of PA chairman Mahmoud Abbas and a Palestinian security official both confirmed to TPS-IL that they saw Shteyeh in the police building in Shechem the night after the attack.
The poll, conducted by the Ramallah-based Palestinian Center for Policy and and Survey Research found that 71 per cent of Palestinians surveyed viewed Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel as correct.
The decision is seen as part of an effort by Mahmoud Abbas to reform Palestine, creating a technocratic government in the West Bank that will be better prepared to govern Gaza as well after the conflict between Israel and Hamas ends, the report noted.