Abbas accuses Israel of ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza at UN
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly that Palestinians were facing one of the most dangerous phases in their history. In a pre-recorded speech, he accused Israel of waging a “genocidal war” in Gaza and expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank after the Palestinian delegation was denied US visas.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of waging a “genocidal war” in Gaza during a pre-recorded address to the United Nations General Assembly. Abbas said the Palestinian people were experiencing “one of the most dangerous phases in their history”, according to the South China Morning Post. He also accused Israel of “fragmenting” the occupied West Bank through settlement expansion.
The speech was recorded in advance after Washington denied US visas to the Palestinian delegation, the report said. Abbas nevertheless addressed the General Assembly’s annual debate through the recording. He also warned about what he called “settler terrorism”.
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