Alqudwa returns from his voluntary exile carrying a plan to manage Gaza.

Nasser al-Qudwa, the nephew of the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat, returned to the West Bank after four years of voluntary exile, bringing with him a roadmap to ensure peace in the Gaza Strip while transforming the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement "Hamas" into a political party, and announced his readiness to assist in governance.

Al-Qudwa, one of the most prominent critics of the current Palestinian leadership, urged for a "serious confrontation of corruption in this country," stating that the Fatah movement, led by Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, needs deep reform and must make greater efforts to confront the violence of Jewish settlers in the West Bank occupied by "Israel."

Al-Qudwa said, "The first duty... is to restore the trust of the street, which is something we have lost, and we must have the courage to say that we no longer possess it, and without it, there is no point in that frankly," according to an interview he conducted with Reuters.

Al-Qudwa left the West Bank in 2021 after being expelled by Fatah, which was founded by his uncle, due to his decision to present his own list in the elections, challenging Abbas who canceled the vote.

Abbas (89 years old) readmitted al-Qudwa into Fatah last week after issuing a pardon for expelled members.

Al-Qudwa's return coincides with renewed pressure on Abbas to implement long-awaited reforms in the Palestinian Authority at a time when the Authority seeks to play a role in the Gaza Strip, which it lost to Hamas in 2007, despite Israeli objections and its marginalization in U.S. President Donald Trump's plan.

The future of governance in Gaza has become a point of interest with Trump's announcement of the end of the war.

The next phase must address calls for disarming Hamas and ending its rule in Gaza, from which it launched the attack on October 7, 2023, against "Israel" that ignited the war.

Although Trump's proposal does not include many details, it envisions the formation of a committee of Palestinian technocrats under international supervision to manage Gaza, and the deployment of an international force to support a new Palestinian police.

Depending on how Trump's plans develop, Palestinian analysts say al-Qudwa may play a role, citing his relationships with Arab countries, his communications with Hamas, and his status as Arafat's nephew, along with his roots in the Gaza Strip, as he was born in Khan Younis.

Al-Qudwa (72 years old) said, "If I am needed, I will not hesitate."

Al-Qudwa's ideas revolve around how committed Hamas is to ending its administrative and security control over Gaza and placing its weapons under the control of a new governing body.

Hamas has declared its unwillingness to take on a role in the government, but it has rejected disarming.

Al-Qudwa said, "They must be given the opportunity to politically transform into a political party," adding that the assets currently held by the Palestinian Authority in Gaza should be utilized to form a new police force, and that the identities of current police members in the sector can also be verified and utilized.

He clarified, "Hamas must realize that it is not being pursued, and that some of these employees will have another opportunity, that they will not be assassinated, and that they will have the chance to participate in political life."

He added that a "Commission Council" could manage Gaza.

While Abbas could appoint a head for this council, maintaining the connection between the West Bank and Gaza, al-Qudwa said he does not expect "the (Palestinian) Authority to return as it is to govern Gaza."

He continued that international oversight would be a "good" thing, but Gaza must be managed by Palestinians and they must be allowed to hold elections, which were last held in 2006.

Al-Qudwa refrained from providing details about the corruption he referred to, but he said he is "astonished" at the extent it has reached.

Polls indicate that the Palestinian Authority is widely viewed by Palestinians as corrupt.