<p>Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas addressed the UN General Assembly on Thursday and pledged that Hamas would not have a role in a Palestinian state and condemned the October 7th Massacre.</p><p>He said: “Despite all our people have suffered, we reject what Hamas carried out on the 7th of October. These actions that targeted Israeli civilians and took them hostages.”</p><p>He added: “We have affirmed, and we will continue to affirm, that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the State of Palestine, and that we are ready to bear full responsibility for governance and security, that Hamas will not have a role to play in governance. Hamas and other factions will have to hand over their weapons to the Palestinian National Authority.”</p>  | Read More News from Israel