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Israel’s policies threaten ‘very existence’ of Palestinians, Abbas tells UN

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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly via prerecorded video from Ramallah on Thursday, warning that Israel's policies threaten the existence of Palestinians. He cited widespread destruction in Gaza and forced displacement in the West Bank as evidence of a genocidal war and colonial plan by Israel. Abbas urged international intervention to implement the two-state solution based on international law and called for Palestinian legislative elections on November 28 despite political uncertainties.
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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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Palestinian NORP · 9× Abbas PERSON · 8× Gaza GPE · 8× Hamas ORG · 6× Israel GPE · 6× Palestinians NORP · 6× Israeli NORP · 4× West Bank GPE · 3× the Board of Peace ORG · 2× the Gaza Strip GPE · 2×

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Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Gaza watches Israel’s elections with fear and antipathy - list 2 of 3UN to allow Palestinian President Abbas speech after US travel ban - list 3 of 3EU urges US to lift travel ban on Palestinian delegation for UNGA meeting Abbas said Palestinians were living through one of the “most dangerous periods” of their history, citing “killing, destruction, starvation, attempts at displacement, as well as a genocidal war that has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe”. He said Israeli forces were erasing Palestinian lives in Gaza.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24
🔮 “Saving the solution begins with preserving the land on which the Palestinian state is to be established” and protecting the people who live on it, he said, adding that Palestinians could live “alongside the state of Israel”.

Claims (17 extracted, 1 hedged)

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has warned the United Nations General Assembly that Israel’s policies go beyond undermining a two-state solution and now threaten the “very life and existence” of Palestinians. asserted
policies → warn → Palestinians
Abbas’s prerecorded remarks from his office in Ramallah were broadcast before the assembly on Thursday after the United States denied visas to a Palestinian delegation to attend the gathering for the second year in a row. asserted
States → broadcast → row
Recommended Stories list of 3 items- list 1 of 3Gaza watches Israel’s elections with fear and antipathy - list 2 of 3UN to allow Palestinian President Abbas speech after US travel ban - list 3 of 3EU urges US to lift travel ban on Palestinian delegation for UNGA meeting Abbas said Palestinians were living through one of the “most dangerous periods” of their history, citing “killing, destruction, starvation, attempts at displacement, as well as a genocidal war that has created an unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe”. He said Israeli forces were erasing Palestinian lives in Gaza. asserted
forces → watch → Gaza
“Neighbourhoods, cities, refugee camps, institutions, schools, universities, hospitals, mosques, and churches have been destroyed. asserted
Neighbourhoods → destroy → ?
Every foundation of life, and the future of entire generations, has been targeted.” asserted
foundation → target → generations
He called Israeli activities in the occupied West Bank a “malicious colonial plan” and said Palestinians were being pushed into forced displacement, with “realities on the ground” changing every day in reference to Israeli settlements being built on Palestinian land, a practice that is illegal under international law. asserted
that → call → law
Abbas urged the international community to implement the two-state solution on the basis of international law to guarantee security. asserted
Abbas → urge → security
“Saving the solution begins with preserving the land on which the Palestinian state is to be established” and protecting the people who live on it, he said, adding that Palestinians could live “alongside the state of Israel”. uncertain
Palestinians → save → Israel
Abbas said any transitional period must lead to the reunification of the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank under one Palestinian state with a single legitimate armed force. asserted
period → say → force
Domestically, Abbas said, the Palestinian Authority plans to hold legislative elections on November 28, the first such vote in 20 years, despite doubts it will go ahead. asserted
it → say → doubts
Palestinians have not held legislative or presidential elections since 2005-2006, when Hamas took control of Gaza. asserted
Hamas → hold → Gaza
“We have completed the national reform programme to which we committed ourselves before our people and the international community,” Abbas said. asserted
Abbas → complete → people
Hamas ready to implement Gaza roadmap Abbas’s comments came as Hamas accused Israel on Thursday of trying to derail a “ceasefire” and a process by the US-backed Board of Peace to end the war in Gaza. Hamas agreed to a 15-point roadmap that included the disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian factions, the transfer of Gaza’s administration to a Palestinian national committee, and a phased Israeli withdrawal. asserted
that → implement → committee
In a statement, Hamas spokesperson Hazem Qassem said the group was “fully ready to implement the roadmap agreed with the Board of Peace concerning the peace plan in the Gaza Strip”, and had taken the measures necessary to comply with the deal. asserted
group → say → deal
Qassem said Israel was refusing to meet its commitments of the ceasefire deal and the Gaza roadmap while escalating attacks on Palestinians. asserted
Israel → say → Palestinians
He added that the Board of Peace and its high representative for Gaza, Nickolay Mladenov, had failed to compel Israel to implement the deal. asserted
Board → add → deal
With both processes to end conflict in Gaza and the occupied West Bank uncertain, a two-state solution seems to be slipping further away. asserted
solution → end → Gaza
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