Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urges the U.N. to stop the war in Gaza"Stop this crime. Stop it now. Stop the killing of children and women. Stop this genocide. Stop sending weapons to Israel. This madness cannot continue.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday to stop the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants, saying Israel had almost entirely destroyed Gaza and it was no longer fit for life.

PA president leader calls for 'international protection' for Palestinians, strong UNRWA, single government across West Bank, Gaza and East Jerusalem, while never mentioning Hamas The post Abbas, in UN speech,

We regret that the US administration—the largest democracy in the world—on three occasions obstructed draft resolutions at the Security Council demanding Israel to observe a ceasefire,” Abbas said. He accused the United States of encouraging Israel’s military actions by repeatedly using its veto power and supplying Israel with weapons used in the conflict.

The gathering in New York has largely been dominated by concerns about Russia's war in Ukraine, the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza, and the possibility of further escalation in Lebanon. Follow DW for more.