Speaking over video after the United States denied his visa, the Palestinian leader told world leaders Thursday that his people reject the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel and pledged that the militant group would have no role in governing the Gaza Strip after war ends and must hand over its weapons to his administration.

Many have been unable to leave the territory since the Allenby Bridge crossing was shut indefinitely on Wednesday.

A senior Hamas official has defended carrying out the deadly October 7 attacks on Israel, telling CNN that it created a “golden moment” for the Palestinian cause despite the tens of thousands of deaths in Gaza.

Palestinians across the Gaza Strip and the Israeli-occupied West Bank are welcoming news that some Western countries have recognized a Palestinian state.

Many parts across the occupied West Bank were gripped by mounting assaults on Saturday conducted by settlers and the Israeli

Israel’s sudden decision to indefinitely close the sole land crossing giving over 3 million Palestinians in the occupied West Bank access to international travel, has intensified fears of more restrictions amid Israel’s threats of retaliation against Western recognition of a Palestinian state.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Friday reprimanded countries who had recognized a state of Palestine, saying that some countries had not accepted the "basic truth" that Palestinians did not want to live side by side with Israel.

Three Palestinians accused of “collaborating” with Israel were executed  by masked Hamas terrorists in front of a cheering crowd in Gaza on Sunday.

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