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<h1 class="gmail-single_title">The PA and factions affirm: Hamas\u2019s
response reflects a responsible national stance</h1>
<p class="gmail-single_date">Saturday 4-October-2025</p>
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<p>RAMALLAH, (PIC)</p>
<p>The Palestinian Authority (PA) and several Palestinian
factions expressed their support on Saturday for Hamas\u2019s
response to the US proposal, describing it as a \u201cresponsible
national position\u201d taken \u201cafter extensive consultations with
the resistance factions.\u201d</p>
<p>PA President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed President Donald Trump\u2019s
announcement of a ceasefire and the move to complete the
agreement\u2019s details, saying it came \u201cin response to Hamas\u2019s
positive statements at this stage, which requires everyone to
act with the highest level of national responsibility.\u201d He
praised the efforts of Egypt, Qatar, Türkiye, Pakistan, Saudi
Arabia, Jordan, the UAE, and Indonesia, whose mediation
contributed to reaching this agreement.</p>
<p>In a press statement, the Palestinian resistance factions
called for \u201ccompleting the steps and procedures by all
parties,\u201d while praising \u201cthe Arab and Islamic positions and
the Egyptian, Qatari, and Turkish mediation efforts,\u201d which
they said \u201cplayed a significant role in uniting the stance to
protect the rights of the Palestinian people and expedite the
end of the aggression.\u201d</p>
<p><strong>Call for a national meeting</strong></p>
<p>The factions stressed \u201cthe 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\u2019s history.\u201d</p>
<p>For its part, the Islamic Jihad Movement said Saturday that
Hamas\u2019s response to President Donald Trump\u2019s plan on Gaza
reflects \u201cthe collective position of the Palestinian
resistance forces.\u201d</p>
<p>The Movement, the second-largest armed faction in Gaza, with
its military wing Al-Quds Brigades, said that \u201cthe response
Hamas presented to Trump\u2019s plan represents the stance of the
Palestinian resistance.\u201d</p>
<p>It added that \u201cthe Islamic Jihad Movement in Palestine
participated responsibly in the consultations that led to this
decision.\u201d</p>
<p><strong>A responsible national response</strong></p>
<p>Similarly, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine
(PFLP) said that Hamas\u2019s response to the US proposal was
\u201cnational and responsible, paving the way to end the
aggression.\u201d</p>
<p>The PFLP added, \u201cThe 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.\u201d</p>
<p>The PFLP held the US administration fully responsible for any
violations or attempts to obstruct the agreement by \u201cwar
criminal Benjamin Netanyahu.\u201d</p>
<p>Meanwhile, the Mujahideen Movement said that Hamas\u2019s position
\u201creflects the stance of the Palestinian resistance factions,
characterized by national responsibility and a sincere
commitment to ending the genocide and starvation war.\u201d</p>
<p>It added, \u201cThe international community must assume its
responsibility toward the Palestinian side\u2019s positive stance
and compel the enemy, which is accustomed to stalling and
violating agreements, to comply.\u201d</p>
<p><strong>Appreciated mediation</strong></p>
<p>The Democratic Reformist Current within Fatah also welcomed
Hamas\u2019s approval of the US plan, appreciating \u201cthe 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.\u201d</p>
<p>The Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP)
described Hamas\u2019s position on Trump\u2019s plan as \u201cresponsible\u201d
and consistent with its earlier call for \u201cforming 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.\u201d</p>
<p>On Friday evening, Hamas announced that it had submitted its
response to President Trump\u2019s Gaza plan to mediators,
declaring its agreement to release all Israeli prisoners, both
living and deceased.</p>
<p>The Movement also reaffirmed its readiness to hand over
Gaza\u2019s 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.</p>
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