Abbas decries Israel's 'genocide' in Gaza Strip to Blinken
"I have no words to describe the genocide and destruction suffered by our Palestinian people in Gaza at the hands of Israel's war machine, with no regard for the principles of international law," Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas told Blinken in Ramallah, in remarks carried by official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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- Published Date: 03:43 | 05 November 2023
- Modified Date: 03:43 | 05 November 2023
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas decried Sunday Israel's "genocide" in the Gaza Strip amid its war on Hamas fighters there, in remarks to visiting US Secretary of State Antony Blinken.
"I have no words to describe the genocide and destruction suffered by our Palestinian people in Gaza at the hands of Israel's war machine, with no regard for the principles of international law," Abbas told Blinken in Ramallah, in remarks carried by official Palestinian news agency Wafa.
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