The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, called for working seriously to complete the prisoner exchange deal as quickly as possible, in order to spare the Palestinian people the scourge of the devastating Israeli war.

President Abbas said: “In the face of the comprehensive war being waged against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, we call on the Hamas movement and the American administration to quickly complete the deal.”

He added: "The Israeli occupation is waging an open war on the Gaza Strip, which has led to the martyrdom of hundreds of Palestinian people every day, in addition to the storming of the West Bank and Jerusalem, and other dangerous Israeli escalation. Therefore, we must bear our responsibilities in stopping this comprehensive war on Palestinian people".

President Abbas held everyone responsible for placing any obstacles from any party to disrupt the deal, saying: “Things are no longer tolerable, and the time has come for everyone to bear responsibility.”

He continued: "We want to protect our people from the repercussions of any serious disaster that will befall them, so we must make decisions that serve the interests of our people and protect them, so that we can defend our cause and our national interests, by stopping the aggression, recognizing the independent State of Palestine with East Jerusalem as its capital, and continuing our political attack." comprehensive review of the UN Security Council and the rest of the international institutions to obtain full membership for the State of Palestine in the United Nations.”