According to the Palestinian WAFA news agency, Abbas again called on the US government to pressure Israel to “stop its crimes against the Palestinian people”, such as “blockades, killings, house demolitions and settlement construction”.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken had a phone call yesterday with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas, in the wake of Benjamin Netanyahu’s victory in Israel’s parliamentary elections.
According to the Palestinian WAFA news agency, Abbas again called on the US government to pressure Israel to “stop its crimes against the Palestinian people”, such as “blockades, killings, house demolitions and settlement construction”.
The head of US diplomacy assured Mahmoud Abbas that the US government is making efforts to de-escalate the tension in the occupied West Bank, according to WAFA.
On Thursday, Blinken expressed concern about the escalation of violence in the region in a phone call with outgoing Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and “underscored the need for all sides to work immediately on de-escalation,” a State spokesman said. Department.
The US Secretary of State praised Israel for the “free and fair elections” and “reaffirmed the strength of the US-Israeli bilateral relationship”.
The occupied West Bank is experiencing its bloodiest period in years, as Israel prepares to form the most right-wing government in the country’s history under Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who along with his far-right allies managed to secure a coveted majority in the Knesset after the fifth election in four years.
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