The Arab League has called on Hamas to disarm and end its rule in Gaza, in a “historic and unprecedented” move against the terrorist group.

The Arab League has called on Hamas to disarm and end its rule in Gaza, in a “historic and unprecedented” move against the terrorist group.

Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Egypt joined sixteen other countries, including Australia and the European Union, in throwing their weight behind the “New York Declaration”, a seven-page text agreed at a United Nations conference on reviving the two-state solution for Israel and the Palestinians.

“In the context of ending the war in Gaza, Hamas must end its rule in Gaza and hand over its weapons to the Palestinian Authority, with international engagement and support, in line with the objective of a sovereign and independent Palestinian State,” the declaration said.