Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel on Sunday of deliberately sabotaging international efforts to bring about a ceasefire and end the ongoing war in Gaza. His comments were conveyed to the United States in an official message, expressing frustration with what he described as Israel’s escalating military actions.
According to a statement from Abbas’s spokesman, the Palestinian leader issued a warning regarding what he called an Israeli “threat” to evacuate additional residents from Gaza. Abbas claimed this was a precursor to “a new and destructive military operation.”
In a letter addressed to the United States, Abbas urged Washington to “compel Israel to stop issuing threats and to take active steps toward achieving a ceasefire—if it genuinely seeks real regional stability.”
The statement went on to claim that “Israel’s current policies endanger the possibility of reaching an agreement and increase the risk of annexation in the West Bank—developments that could lead to further wars and long-term instability throughout the region.”
It concluded with a sharp accusation: “Israel’s actions confirm its clear intention to thwart international efforts for a ceasefire and an end to the war.”
Abbas also warned that “any initiative that ignores Palestinian rights—based on international legitimacy and international law, including the establishment of an independent Palestinian state with East Jerusalem as its capital within the 1967 borders—is doomed to fail. Such a path will not bring security, peace, or stability, but rather exacerbate chaos in the region.”
{Matzav.com Israel}