Report: Transfer of power in the Gaza Strip possible for Hamas

Islamist Hamas signals its willingness to give up the administration in the Gaza Strip. What the push could mean for further negotiations.

According to the BBC, radical Islamic Hamas can imagine giving power over the area to the Palestinian Authority. Meanwhile, a new proposal for a ceasefire comes from the mediators.

On Tuesday, the BBC reported that Hamas was willing to hand over the power in the Gaza Strip to the Palestinian Authority or to a newly created organization. Only: It is not official, just the statement of an anonymous source. And a sentence immediately catches the eye of long-standing observers: agreement must be reached on the future government.