Abbas told the UN General Assembly the authority’s vision for the post-war era in Gaza included allowing relief aid to Gaza, a full Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes. (Reporting by Ali Sawafta, Nidal Mughrabi and Jana Choukeir; Editing by Alexandra Hudson and Jon Boyle)

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.

United Nations, September 27 (RHC)-- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has condemned the United States for its continuing support for Israel’s war on Gaza and urged the international community to stop supplying weapons to Israel.

CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest on his speech at the U.N. General Assembly and the Israel-Hamas war.

In an appeal to the UN General Assembly in New York, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday urged the international community to halt the violence in Gaza and stop supplying weapons to Israel.

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.

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.

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