Abbas’ advisor: Palestinians gained nothing from Hamas rule, only “enormous damage,” ceasefire deal is “worth nothing”
PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash: "I don't see anything positive in [the ceasefire deal] apart from how it might lead to an end to the aggression and bloodshed. All the details that took months to arrive at are worth nothing compared to a single drop of blood that was spilled from the Palestinian people in this war... For 17 years, since Hamas carried out a coup against the PA and took control of the Gaza Strip, Gaza has entered six wars that claimed the lives of tens of thousands of Martyrs and wounded, and caused enormous damage. What has the Palestinian cause gained from this? It has gone backwards."
[PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas' Advisor on Religious Affairs and Islamic Relations Mahmoud Al-Habbash, YouTube channel, Jan. 15, 2025]