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On Thursday, October 29, 2026, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed hope for renewed peace talks with Israel following the country's recent inconclusive election results. During a meeting in Nicosia with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides, Abbas emphasized his willingness to engage in dialogue once a new Israeli government is formed, highlighting the prolonged stalemate in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process and criticizing Prime Minister Netanyahu’s policies that have escalated tensions and settlement activities in the occupied West Bank.
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas expressed hope on October 29, 2026, that the formation of a new Israeli government would lead to resumed peace talks between Israel and Palestine. During a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia, Mr. Abbas stated his desire for security, stability, and peace between both nations. Following Israel's pivotal election, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s bloc nor the opposition led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot secured a parliamentary majority, potentially leading to weeks of coalition negotiations. The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has been stalled for years despite international recognition of Palestine as a state, and under Mr. Netanyahu’s leadership, settlement construction and violence against Palestinians have increased in the West Bank.

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The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has been stalled for years, despite the recognition of the State of Palestine by a growing number of countries. Under Mr. Netanyahu's watch, settlement construction and violence against Palestinians has soared in the occupied West Bank, where Mr. Abbas' Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule.
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Palestinian President says hopes for peace talks with new Israeli government · mixed framing

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Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday (October 29, 2026) that he hoped the election of a new Israeli government would allow for the resumption of peace talks. asserted
election → say → talks
"For many years now, we have been extending a hand to the Israeli side in order to achieve peace with them, so that Israel and Palestine may live in security, stability and peace," Mr. Abbas said during a meeting with Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides in Nicosia. uncertain
Abbas → extend → Nicosia
"We hope that, immediately after a new Israeli government is formed, we will be able to engage in dialogue together," he added. asserted
he → hope → dialogue
With almost all ballots counted from Israel's pivotal election, neither the bloc of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor the opposition bloc led by former military chief Gadi Eisenkot looked able to secure a majority in parliament. asserted
bloc → count → parliament
The uncertain outcome might mean weeks of trying to cobble together coalitions. uncertain
outcome → mean → coalitions
The Israeli-Palestinian peace process has been stalled for years, despite the recognition of the State of Palestine by a growing number of countries. Under Mr. Netanyahu's watch, settlement construction and violence against Palestinians has soared in the occupied West Bank, where Mr. Abbas' Palestinian Authority exercises limited self-rule. asserted
Authority → stall → rule
Ministers in Mr. Netanyahu's hard-right coalition have openly called for Israel's annexation of the West Bank and advocated policies encouraging Palestinians to leave the territory as well as the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. asserted
Ministers → call → territory
Mr. Netanyahu led Israel in a devastating war which has left much of Gaza in rubble following Hamas's unprecedented October 7, 2023 attack. asserted
which → lead → attack
Israel has since 1967 occupied the West Bank, where more than 500,000 Israelis live in settlements illegal under international law among some three million Palestinians. asserted
Israelis → occupy → Palestinians
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