Though Abbas has previously criticised Hamas, Wednesday’s comments represent his most scathing public attack on the group till date.
Despite various agreements, including one signed in Cairo in 2017 and another in Beijing last year involving 14 Palestinian factions, efforts to unify Gaza and the West Bank under a single Palestinian government have repeatedly collapsed.
Despite not condemning Hamas's October 7 attack on Israel outright, Abbas has consistently opposed violence against civilians and reiterated his call for the creation of an independent Palestinian state.
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