On October 11, local time on October 11, a senior official of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), Bassem Naim, said that Hamas is ready to give up its governance in the Gaza Strip, but Hamas members are not only present in the Gaza Strip, but also distributed in the West Bank, Jordan and overseas. Naim pointed out that Hamas will not hand over weapons to any party at present, "except to the Palestinian state", when Hamas armed members can join the future local army.