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Opening Summary: Abbas to address the UN via video link in a short time
Mahmoud Abbas, the President of the Palestinian Authority, will address the United Nations General Assembly shortly after trying to stop and stop the annexation of Israel against the United States.
His 89 -year -old senior speech comes because he recognizes the Palestinian state of Western countries.
Donald Trump’s administration decisively rejected the state and prevented Abbas and senior vice -seniority from traveling to New York to the gathering of world leaders.
The General Assembly voted with an overwhelming majority to allow Abbas to address the world body with a video message. We will discuss his speech here.
Benjamin Netanyahu promised not to allow a Palestinian state, and the extreme right members of the cabinet threatened to annex the West Bank to kill the possibility of real independence. Israeli Prime Minister will address the General Assembly tomorrow.
In other developments:
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Mohammed Alimi, President of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, will address the General Assembly after Abbas. The Saudi -backed PLC holds power in the south of the country, but he controls most of Iran -backed Houthis Yemen, and now he’s locked with Israel.
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In a statement on Wednesday, activists in a fleet trying to break the Gaza blockade of Israel said that some of their boats were attacked by drones. Global Sumud Flotilla said that at least 13 explosions ”were heard, and that drones or planes left at least 10 unidentified objects” on at least 10 boats. No loss was reported, but the ships were damaged.
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Recep Tayyip Erdoğan meets Donald Trump at the White House. The Turkish President became one of the most vocal critics in the world for his operations in Gaza. The US blog will discuss their colleagues.
