Speaking by video, he said that more than 220,000 Palestinians had been killed or injured on almost two years of fighting – most of them, children, children and the elderly, while two million people were facing famine under the blockade.
More than 80% of houses, schools, hospitals, churches, mosques and Gaza infrastructure had been destroyed, he added.
« What Israel leads is not just an assault is a war crime and a crime against humanity, » said Abbas, describing it as « one of the most horrible chapters in the humanitarian tragedy of the 20th and 21st centuries ».
He also underlined the escalation of the violence of the colonists and the expansion of regulations in the West Bank, including the strategy of « great Israel » to extend Israeli territory, which, according to him, threatened to « divide the West Bank », « the isolate occupied Jerusalem » and « undermine the solution to two states ».
Religious sites through Jerusalem, Hébron and Gaza had not been spared, he noted, citing attacks against mosques, churches and cemeteries.
Conviction of October 7
Mr. Abbas condemned the attack of October 7, 2023 against Israeli civilians, affirming that these actions « do not represent the Palestinian people, nor their simple struggle for freedom and independence ».
He stressed that Gaza was an integral part of the Palestinian State and that the Palestinian Authority was ready to assume full responsibility for governance and security there, on the basis of « a state, a law and a legal certainty ».
« We do not want an armed state, » he told world leaders, describing a vision of a « modern and democratic » Palestine on the basis of the rule of law, the peaceful transition of power and respect for human rights, the empowerment of young people and women.
Turning to the international community, President Abbas deplored that more than 1,000 United Nations resolutions on Palestine remained without implementation, despite Palestinian leaders adopting peace agreements and recognizing Israel since the Oslo agreements in 1993.
Israel, he said, had « systematically » undermined these agreements while the Palestinians joined their commitments, in particular by rejecting the violence and restructuring of national institutions.
He praised the results of a high -level conference in New York earlier this week, co -chaired by France and Saudi Arabia, and expressed his gratitude to the growing number of countries recognizing Palestine, urging others to follow and support complete membership in the UN.
He said Palestine is ready to work with the United States, Saudi Arabia, France, the United Nations and all partners to implement the peace plan adopted this week, adding that « peace cannot be carried out if justice is not obtained, and there can be no justice if Palestine is not released ».
The Palestinians will never give up their homeland or their rights, he said.
« No matter the duration of suffering, it will not break our desire to live and survive, » said Abbas. « The dawn of freedom will emerge, and the flag of Palestine will fly high in our sky as a symbol of dignity and firmness. »
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