Abbas: Israel Waging War of Genocide in Gaza


Abbas: Israel Waging War of Genocide in Gaza

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of waging a "war of genocide" in Gaza and vowed to pursue Israeli leaders for war crimes.

The latest war in Gaza in July and August - the third war in the Gaza Strip in six years - killed 2,140 Palestinians, mostly civilians.

"We will not forget and we will not forgive, and we will not allow war criminals to escape punishment," Abbas said in a speech to the UN General Assembly on Friday.

The speech was seen as one of the strongest during the Abbas' decade as Palestinian president, Al Jazeera reported.

"Israel has chosen to make it a year of a new war of genocide perpetrated against the Palestinian people," he said.

The war in Gaza was "a series of absolute war crimes carried out before the eyes and ears of the entire world," he said, citing the destruction left behind and the deaths of more than 460 children.

The Palestinians have threatened to join the Hague-based International Criminal Court to allow legal action to be taken against Israel.

 

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