Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas referred to as Thursday on the worldwide neighborhood to cease sending weapons to Israel to be able to halt bloodshed within the West Financial institution and Gaza, singling out america.
Abbas mentioned that Washington continued to supply diplomatic cowl and weapons to Israel for its struggle in Gaza regardless of the mounting demise toll there, now at 41,534 in keeping with the well being ministry within the Hamas-run strip.
“Cease this crime. Cease it now. Cease killing youngsters and girls. Cease the genocide. Cease sending weapons to Israel. This insanity can not proceed. The whole world is accountable for what is occurring to our individuals in Gaza and the West Financial institution,” Abbas mentioned in an tackle to the UN Common Meeting.
The overwhelming majority of the besieged Gaza Strip’s 2.4 million individuals have been displaced not less than as soon as by the struggle, sparked by Hamas’s October 7 assault on Israel, with many in search of shelter at school buildings.
“The US alone stood and mentioned: ‘No, the preventing goes to proceed.’ It did this by utilizing the veto,” he mentioned, referring to the veto repeatedly wielded to thwart censure within the UN Safety Council of Israel’s marketing campaign in Gaza.
“It furnished Israel with the lethal weapons that it used to kill 1000’s of harmless civilians, youngsters and girls.
“This additional inspired Israel to steady aggression,” he added, saying that Israel “doesn’t deserve” to be within the UN.
Washington is Israel’s closest ally and backer, supplying the nation with billions of {dollars} of support and army materiel.
The October 7 assault that triggered the struggle resulted within the deaths of 1,205 individuals on the Israeli facet, most of them civilians, in keeping with an AFP tally based mostly on official Israeli figures, which incorporates hostages killed in captivity.
Out of 251 individuals taken hostage that day, 97 are nonetheless being held contained in the Gaza Strip, together with 33 who the Israeli army says are lifeless.
