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

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Abbas accuses Israel of waging ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza, in pre-recorded UN speech. (2026, September 24). South China Morning Post. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368717/abbas-accuses-israel-waging-genocidal-war-gaza-pre-recorded-un-speech?utm_source=rss_feed

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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of conducting a "genocidal war" against Palestinians in Gaza during a pre-recorded speech at the United Nations General Assembly. Abbas, whose delegation was denied entry visas to the US, also criticized Israeli settlement expansion in the West Bank and alleged an increase in settler violence. He warned that the survival of Palestinian people in their homeland is threatened by ongoing Israeli actions.
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On Thursday at the UN General Assembly in New York, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas delivered a pre-recorded speech criticizing Israel's actions as a "genocidal war" against Palestinians, especially in Gaza. The Palestinian leader accused Israel of fragmenting the occupied West Bank through settlement expansions and increasing settler violence. Due to US visa sanctions, Abbas was barred from attending the assembly personally for the second consecutive year. He warned that the current phase is one of the most dangerous periods in Palestinian history, with threats not just to the two-state solution but also to the lives and existence of Palestinians in their homeland.

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Gaza Israel New York Palestinian the United Nations

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Palestinian NORP · 6× Israel GPE · 4× Abbas PERSON · 3× Gaza GPE · 3× Mahmoud Abbas PERSON · 1× New York GPE · 1× Washington GPE · 1× West Bank GPE · 1× the UN General Assembly’s ORG · 1× the United Nations ORG · 1×

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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 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.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
2026-09-24 · South China Morning Post
Abbas accuses Israel of waging ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza, in pre-recorded UN speech · assertive framing

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

Abbas accuses Israel of waging ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza, in pre-recorded UN speech asserted
Abbas → accuse → speech
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 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. asserted
delegation → show → 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. asserted
terrorism → address → rise
Israel has rejected accusations that it is committing genocide in Gaza. asserted
it → reject → 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. asserted
lives → go → threat
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