The Times of Israel reports: “Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said Friday that the PA is ready to assume ‘full responsibility’ in post-war Gaza, in his first statement since mediators announced a hostage-ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas on Wednesday.

The statement came as the PA reportedly issued a document outlining its plans for the Gaza Strip — without stating a role for Hamas — and sent a high-level delegation to Cairo to hammer out the fate of the enclave’s Rafah Border Crossing, which Israel has sought to keep out of the Palestinian Authority’s hands.

‘The Palestinian government, under President Abbas’s directives, has completed all preparations to assume full responsibility in Gaza,’ including the return of the displaced, providing basic services, crossings management, and reconstruction of the war-torn territory, according to a statement from the PA president’s office…”