"The Palestinian leader began his speech by denouncing Israel's genocidal war in Gaza, which has killed at least 65,419 people and wounded 167,160 since October 2023, according to local health authorities. Thousands more are believed to be buried under the rubble of homes and office buildings devastated by Israeli air strikes. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks, and roughly 200 were taken captive to Gaza. What Israel is carrying out is not merely an aggression, Abbas said."
"The UN outlined Israel's plans to destroy life in Gaza in a report released on Tuesday, which found that Israeli forces have systematically destroyed civilian life across Gaza over the past two years. Since October 2023, Israeli officials have demonstrated a clear and consistent intent to establish permanent military control over Gaza and to change its demographic composition while systematically destroying Palestinian life in Gaza, the repor"
Mahmoud Abbas addressed world leaders via videolink after being refused a US visa to travel to New York. World leaders met without him to discuss the war in Gaza. Abbas denounced Israel's actions as a genocidal war that has killed at least 65,419 people and wounded 167,160 in Gaza since October 2023, with thousands more believed buried under rubble. He accused Israel of using starvation as a weapon and pursuing settlement projects that make a future Palestinian state virtually impossible. He called the campaign a war crime and crime against humanity. A UN report found systematic destruction of civilian life and intent to establish permanent military control and alter Gaza's demographics.
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