Palestinian media reported that worshipers in a Ramallah mosque in the occupied West Bank withdrew from the mosque the moment Mahmoud Al-Habbash, chief advisor to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, took the pulpit to deliver the Friday sermon.

Activists said that the worshipers’ withdrawal from the mosque came in objection to Al-Habbash delivering the Friday sermon, and he was known for his positions against the Palestinian resistance, especially the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas).

A few days ago, the Times of Israel quoted Al-Habbash as saying that President Mahmoud Abbas condemned the Hamas movement in every call and meeting he held with world leaders since the Al-Aqsa flood operation on October 7, but he will not do so publicly while the war continues. Gaza strip.

Al-Habbash revealed that the Palestinian Authority is ready to bear full responsibility in Gaza, provided that it is side by side with the West Bank and not as a contractor for Israel, as he put it.

Al-Habbash added that the security forces of the Palestinian Authority are able to control the situation in Gaza just as they are currently doing in the West Bank, but he acknowledged that there is a need for a transitional period of at least 6 months so that the Palestinian Authority can rehabilitate before it can return to rule. Gaza.