Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:57pm on 24 Sep 2026,Thursday International
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas told the UN General Assembly that the Palestinian delegation was denied US entry visas for the second consecutive year, preventing them from attending in person. Abbas delivered his address through a prerecorded video from Ramallah. He rejected what he described as unlawful punitive measures and disputed US accusations against the Palestinian Authority and Palestine Liberation Organisation. In his speech, Abbas highlighted the humanitarian situation in Gaza and settlement expansion in the West Bank, while calling for progress on a Gaza peace plan and a political path toward a two-state solution. The US cited Palestinian actions at international courts among its reasons. (PC: X)
