The Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas , Wednesday, accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza after a night of bombardment killed at least 43 Palestinians, reports Agence France Presse.
“It’s genocide – the killing of entire families is genocide by Israel against our Palestinian people. What’s happening now is a war against the Palestinian people as a whole and not against the (militant) factions. We Know Israel is not defending itself, it is defending settlements, its main project,” said Abbas addressing a crisis meeting of the Palestinian Leadership in the West Bank.
Abbas added that he would be speaking to the Egyptian President and UN Secretary general to work towards stopping Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
The Hamas leader, Khaled Mashaal today called for Israel to end its airstrikes and occupation to see peace and stop Hamas attacks on the region, reports the Times of Israel.
“The end of the aggression and the bombings immediately- the time has come to end the occupation. You the Israelis: Go out and condemn Netanyahu and his extremist government because of whom you are in shelters,” said Mashaal, speaking on what was required to stop Hamas from firing rockets at Israel.
The Israeli Prime Minister, speaking to UN Secretary General, US Secretary of State and German Chancellor, accused Hamas of committing war crimes and asked for support.
Placing the blame on Hamas for Palestinian casualties, Benjamin Netanyahu, said,
“Hamas is committing a double war crime when it tries to hurt Israeli civilians and utilizes the Gazan civilian population as a human shield.”
“It’s genocide – the killing of entire families is genocide by Israel against our Palestinian people. What’s happening now is a war against the Palestinian people as a whole and not against the (militant) factions. We Know Israel is not defending itself, it is defending settlements, its main project,” said Abbas addressing a crisis meeting of the Palestinian Leadership in the West Bank.
Abbas added that he would be speaking to the Egyptian President and UN Secretary general to work towards stopping Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people.
The Hamas leader, Khaled Mashaal today called for Israel to end its airstrikes and occupation to see peace and stop Hamas attacks on the region, reports the Times of Israel.
“The end of the aggression and the bombings immediately- the time has come to end the occupation. You the Israelis: Go out and condemn Netanyahu and his extremist government because of whom you are in shelters,” said Mashaal, speaking on what was required to stop Hamas from firing rockets at Israel.
The Israeli Prime Minister, speaking to UN Secretary General, US Secretary of State and German Chancellor, accused Hamas of committing war crimes and asked for support.
Placing the blame on Hamas for Palestinian casualties, Benjamin Netanyahu, said,
“Hamas is committing a double war crime when it tries to hurt Israeli civilians and utilizes the Gazan civilian population as a human shield.”