US EditionAbbas Calls for Hamas Disarmament, International Forces in Letter to Macron
- On June 9, 2025, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas sent a letter to the leaders of France and Saudi Arabia, outlining essential measures to end the conflict in Gaza and promote peace in the region.
- The letter condemned the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks on Israel and demanded the immediate release of all hostages, while calling for the complete disarmament of Hamas and ending its governance in Gaza.
- Abbas pledged comprehensive reforms within the Palestinian Authority, including holding presidential and parliamentary elections within one year under international supervision, and expressed readiness to invite an Arab and international stabilization mission.
- The French presidential office described Abbas' commitments as "concrete and unprecedented," highlighting his willingness to conclude a peace agreement with Israel with international support, supervision, and guarantees on a binding timeline.
- These pledges set a foundation for the June 17-20 UN conference co-hosted by France and Saudi Arabia aiming to revive the two-state solution and could influence future regional security arrangements and peace efforts.
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Palestinian leader pledges 'unprecedented' reforms ahead of Paris conference
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas has said that Hamas "must hand over its weapons" and called for the deployment of international forces to protect the Palestinian people, France has announced. The move comes ahead of a conference next week at which Paris could become the most prominent Western power to back recognition of an independent Palestinian state.
It is powerless against Israel and hated in its own people. The Palestinian Authority is looking for the only way out that remains for it: prestige abroad.
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