Abbas accuses Israel of waging ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza, in pre-recorded UN speech

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of waging a genocidal war in Gaza and fragmenting the West Bank through settlement expansion in a pre-recorded speech at the United Nations. Abbas warned of a dangerous phase in Palestinian history amidst denied US visas for the Palestinian delegation.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday warned that the Palestinian people were facing “one of the most dangerous phases in their history” in a speech at the United Nations recorded in advance as the Palestinian delegation was denied US visas by Washington. Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Abbas accused Israel of waging a “genocidal war” in Gaza and “fragmenting” the occupied West Bank through the expansion of settlements, warning that “settler terrorism” was on the...