Mahmoud Abbas: We are ready to work with the US to end the occupation

Palestinian President Abbas made remarks at a news conference with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who arrived in the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah for official talks.

“Israel is responsible for undermining the two-state solution, violating signed agreements, the absence of an international effort to end the occupation and destroy settlements, not recognizing Palestine and not being a member of the United Nations,” Abbas said. . saying.

Noting that efforts to uphold the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people under international law and to protect the Palestinian people are being hampered, Abbas said: “This policy encourages Israel to commit more crimes and violate international law.” he used the phrases.

Emphasizing that the Palestinian administration strives for “non-violence” and has always adhered to the signed agreements, Abbas said: “We are ready to work with the US administration and the international community to restore political dialogue in order to end to the Israeli occupation and establish a Palestinian state on the 1967 borders”.

THE ATTACK AT THE FEET OF ISRAEL INCREASES TENSIONS

The Israeli raid on the Jenin refugee camp in the northern occupied West Bank last week heightened tensions in the region.

The raid that killed 10 Palestinians in Jenin was followed by an attack that killed 7 Israelis in an illegal Jewish settlement in East Jerusalem.

In the Silvan District of occupied East Jerusalem, on Saturday, January 28, an armed attack carried out by a 13-year-old Palestinian, two Israelis, one of whom was seriously injured, escalated the violence in the region. Fanatic Jewish settlers also attacked Palestinians, their property and vehicles in the West Bank and East Jerusalem.

Since the beginning of 2023, 35 Palestinians, including women and children, have been killed as a result of open fire by the Israeli army and Jewish settlers. (AA)