President Mahmoud Abbas said Thursday that the Palestinian Authority is prepared to "bear full responsibility" of governing Gaza and that Hamas will "not have a role to play" after the war. “We have affirmed, and we will continue to affirm, that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of the state of Palestine, and that we are ready to bear full responsibility for governance and security there," he said. "Hamas will not have a role to play in governance. Hamas and other factions will have to hand ove