From: Al Jazeera February 22, 2025 Naim: Hamas ready to abandon governance role in Gaza
We have more from Hamas politburo member Basem Naim, who has discussed the rhetoric and actions by Arab leaders and also the US and the future of Gaza.
“We have said many times, even before October 7 [2023] that we are willing immediately to leave the governing position in the Gaza Strip and to allow any Palestinian unity government or a technocratic government or any alternative which is decided by Palestinians within the Palestinian consensus,”
Naim said the group welcomes an Egyptian proposal to form a committee tasked with governing all aspects of life in Gaza in coordination with the Palestinian Authority government in Ramallah.
The official added that Hamas was founded as a national Palestinian resistance movement with clear goals, including 1. “to get rid of the occupation, 2. to achieve the Palestinian genuine and national goals of statehood, 3. and self-determination and the right to return”.
“We will continue our struggle with all other factions and all our people to achieve these goals through all means, including 1. political and diplomatic means 2. and armed resistance.
But to run the daily lives of Palestinians, like health, education and social affairs, we are ready to leave it to a consensus-based solution.”
