Abbas accuses Israel of waging ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza, in pre-recorded UN speech
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The Palestinian leader’s speech was shown at the meeting in New York via video after the Palestinian delegation was denied visas by the US
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dpa Published: 1:40am, 25 Sep 2026 Updated: 1:47am, 25 Sep 2026
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 rise.
Israel has rejected accusations that it is committing genocide in Gaza.
Abbas went on to say that Israel’s actions no longer only posed a threat to the two-state solution but that the lives and very existence of the Palestinian people in their homeland were under threat.
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