The Prime Minister reiterated the State of Palestine’s readiness to assume its responsibilities in Gaza, just as it had done in the past. "We are prepared to implement UN Security Council Resolution 2735, reunite the West Bank, including Jerusalem, and Gaza under one government," he said.

The Palestinian prime minister says it's unacceptable for any entity other than the Palestinian Authority to run the Gaza Strip in the future.

Israel has rejected any involvement by Hamas, which ran Gaza before the war, but it has been almost equally opposed to rule by the Palestinian Authority, the body set up under the

Mohammad Mustafa is Prime Minister of the Western-backed Palestinian Authority, which rules parts of the Israeli-occupied West Bank.