RAMALLAH, (The Palestine Foundation Pakistan)The Palestinian Authority (PA) and several Palestinian factions expressed their support on Saturday for Hamas’s response to the US proposal, describing it as a “responsible national position” taken “after extensive consultations with the resistance factions.”
PA President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed President Donald Trump’s announcement of a ceasefire and the move to complete the agreement’s details, saying it came “in response to Hamas’s positive statements at this stage, which requires everyone to act with the highest level of national responsibility.” He praised the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, and Indonesia, whose mediation contributed to reaching this agreement.
In a press statement, the Palestinian resistance factions called for “completing the steps and procedures by all parties,” while praising “the Arab and Islamic positions and the Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediation efforts,” which they said “played a significant role in uniting the stance to protect the rights of the Palestinian people and expedite the end of the aggression.”
Call for a national meeting
The factions stressed “the need for the PA to fulfill its duties and obligations starting from this moment, including the urgent convening of a national meeting to discuss implementation mechanisms related to handing over the administration of Gaza to an independent Palestinian body, and to address all national issues in this sensitive phase of our people’s history.”
For its part, the Islamic Jihad Movement said Saturday that Hamas’s response to President Donald Trump’s plan on Gaza reflects “the collective position of the Palestinian resistance forces.”
The Movement, the second-largest armed faction in Gaza, with its military wing Al-Quds Brigades, said that “the response Hamas presented to Trump’s plan represents the stance of the Palestinian resistance.”
It added that “the Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine participated responsibly in the consultations that led to this decision.”
A responsible national response
Similarly, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) said that Hamas’s response to the US proposal was “national and responsible, paving the way to end the aggression.”
The PFLP added, “The important thing is that the occupation commits to ending its aggression and implementing the agreement, as a prelude to a comprehensive cessation of hostilities, a full withdrawal, and the lifting of the siege on Gaza.”
The PFLP held the US administration fully responsible for any violations or attempts to obstruct the agreement by “war criminal Benjamin Netanyahu.”
Meanwhile, the Mujahideen Movement said that Hamas’s position “reflects the stance of the Palestinian resistance factions, characterized by national responsibility and a sincere commitment to ending the genocide and starvation war.”
It added, “The international community must assume its responsibility toward the Palestinian side’s positive stance and compel the enemy, which is accustomed to stalling and violating agreements, to comply.”
Appreciated mediation
The Democratic Reformist Current within Fatah also welcomed Hamas’s approval of the US plan, appreciating “the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, and all the sisterly and friendly countries that played a mediation role leading to this announcement, which paves the way to end the genocide, prevents forced displacement, and creates the conditions to advance the national liberation program.”
The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) described Hamas’s position on Trump’s plan as “responsible” and consistent with its earlier call for “forming a national body composed of Gaza residents to manage the territory under the reference of the PLO, ensuring the unity of Palestinian land, people, and rights, and safeguarding the future of the state.”
On Friday evening, Hamas announced that it had submitted its response to President Trump’s Gaza plan to mediators, declaring its agreement to release all Israeli prisoners, both living and deceased.
The Movement also reaffirmed its readiness to hand over Gaza’s administration to an independent Palestinian technocratic authority based on national consensus and supported by Arab and Islamic backing. However, it emphasized that the future of Gaza and the rights of the Palestinian people must be discussed within a unified Palestinian framework.
