Abbas discusses conditions for assuming responsibility in Gaza with Blinken

In their meeting in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah today, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that the Palestinian Authority was ready to take responsibility in Gaza only if a “comprehensive political solution” is found.

During the meeting, Blinken said that the Palestinian Authority should play a central role in "what comes next in Gaza".

"We will fully assume our responsibilities within the framework of a comprehensive political solution that includes all of the West Bank, including east Jerusalem and the Gaza Strip," the Wafa news agency reported Abbas as telling Blinken.