Hamas cannot continue to rule Gaza, says EU foreign affairs chief

Josep Borrell says Hamas is a terrorist organisation and calls for return of Palestinian Authority to Gaza

Hamas is a terrorist organisation that can have no future politically or militarily in Gaza or the West Bank, the EU’s foreign affairs chief, Josep Borrell, has said.

Borrell was speaking in Barcelona alongside the Jordanian foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, who repeated his belief that it was for the Palestinians alone to determine their future rulers.