Hamas must surrender Gaza control, disarm: Palestinian PM

Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa speaks during a UN high-level conference hosted by France and Saudi Arabia to work toward a two-state solution between Israel and the Palestinians, July 28, 2025. (Reuters)
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Updated 29 July 2025
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Hamas must surrender Gaza control, disarm: Palestinian PM

  • Mohammad Mustafa made the statement at UN conference on the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians

Palestinian prime minister Mohammad Mustafa said Monday that Hamas must disarm and give up control of Gaza to the Palestinian Authority to restore security in the war-torn territory.

“Israel must withdraw completely from the Gaza Strip and Hamas must relinquish its control over the strip and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority,” Mustafa said at a conference on the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians at the United Nations in New York.


US condemns Houthi detention of embassy staff in Yemen

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US condemns Houthi detention of embassy staff in Yemen

The US on Wednesday condemned the ongoing detention of current and former local staffers of the US embassy in Yemen by the Houthi movement.
“The United States condemns the Houthis’ ongoing unlawful detention of current and former local staff of the US Mission to Yemen,” US State Department spokesperson Tommy Pigott said in a statement.
“The Houthis’ arrests of those staff, and the sham proceedings that have been brought against them, are further evidence that the Houthis rely on the use of terror against their own people as a way to stay in power,” Pigott said.