US EditionPalestinian Leader Urges Removal of All Israeli 'Obstacles' on Gaza Ceasefire
Abbas highlighted over 500 Palestinian deaths since the ceasefire and called for unhindered technocratic governance to support Gaza’s recovery and humanitarian coordination.
- At the African Union summit in Ethiopia, Abbas called for the removal of 'all obstacles' to ensure phase two of the Gaza ceasefire proceeds, emphasizing the need to lift Israeli-imposed barriers.
- Phase two of the truce requires Israeli forces to withdraw, Hamas to disarm, and an international stabilisation force deployed, but fifteen technocratic committee experts remain in Egypt despite Rafah's partial reopening on Feb 2.
- More than 500 Palestinians have been killed since the ceasefire announcement, and the Israeli army still controls more than half of the Gaza Strip amid daily ceasefire breach accusations.
- Nickolay Mladenov said on Friday that a number of conditions must be met before technocratic committee members can enter Gaza, adding, `And finally, we need to make sure that we have the framework agreed in place on the decommissioning of weapons in Gaza`.
- The deal aims to permanently end the war and was endorsed by the United Nations, but officials caution implementation is complex because Hamas governed Gaza for 20 years.
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Addis Ababa., At the opening of the 39th annual summit of the African Union (AU), in the capital of Ethiopia, Addis Ababa, the president of the Palestinian National Authority (PNA), Mahmoud Abbas, called for the lifting of “all obstacles” imposed by Israel to implement the second phase of the U.S.-led ceasefire in Gaza.
Palestinian leader urges removal of Israeli ‘obstacles’ over Gaza truce
ADDIS ABABA: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas called on Saturday for the immediate removal of “all obstacles” he said Israel has imposed on implementing the second phase of a US-backed Gaza ceasefire. In a speech delivered by Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa at the African Union summit in Ethiopia, Abbas emphasised the necessity of enabling the work of a technocratic committee established to oversee daily governance in the enclave. Removing the…
Abbas urges removal of all Israeli ’obstacles’ on Gaza ceasefire
Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas called on Saturday for the removal of "all obstacles" he said Israel has imposed on implementing phase two of the Gaza ceasefire. "We emphasise the need to lift all obstacles imposed by the Israeli occupation on the implementation of the provisions related to the second phase of the agreement," Abbas said, in a speech read by his prime minister Mohammed Mustafa at an African Union summit in Ethiopia. This incl…
Stop fire in Gaza: Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas calls for the removal of "all obstacles" imposed by Israel.
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