Palestinian president speaks with UN chief, calls for end to Israeli airstrikes


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  • Thursday, 20 May 2021

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - AFP

RAMALLAH (Bernama): Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas spoke on Wednesday with the United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres and called for end to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.

Xinhua news agency quoted Palestinian news agency (WAFA) that Abbas and Guterres discussed the current tension between Israel and Palestine in the Gaza Strip and international efforts in reaching for a ceasefire.

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