Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas yesterday rejected any future role for Hamas and condemned antisemitism, as he appealed for full global support for a state in the face of Israeli annexation threats.

Israeli forces advanced deeper into Gaza City yesterday as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu headed to New York to address the United Nations General Assembly, with US President Donald Trump pursuing a deal to end the Gaza war.

Abbas also pledges cooperation with Trump, others on UN-backed plan

The UN General Assembly voted last week to allow him to speak via video link

The General Assembly overwhelmingly voted to let Abbas address the world body with a video message.

Israeli forces killed dozens of people across the Palestinian territory yesterday, as the military pressed its assault on Gaza City, from where hundreds of thousands have been forced to flee.

Also willing to send peacekeepers elsewhere

Mentioned in a white paper outlining Trump administration’s plan to end the Gaza war

Condemns drone attacks on boats

The dead included six women and nine children

Nearly 80 percent of UN members recognize the State of Palestine

Israel’s military pushed deeper towards the most populated areas of Gaza City yesterday, a stark reminder for Gazans that Western powers’ recognition of a Palestinian state does not mean an end to the horrors of war as tanks approach.

Says such moves reward 'horrible atrocities' by Hamas

Israel pressed on with Gaza offensive a day after world leaders embraced a Palestinian state

Here is an overview of diplomatic recognition of the state

Axios reported Trump will present the group with a proposal for peace and post-war governance in Gaza.

Macron called for an end to the war in Gaza.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan called Monday for all countries to follow a slew of Western countries and recognize a Palestinian state

Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Monday for Hamas to surrender its weapons to his forces while condemning the group's deadly attack on Israel in an address to a UN summit on a two-state solution

France recognised a Palestinian state at a world summit in New York yesterday, nearly two years into the war in Gaza, joining Western allies such as Britain and Canada, who made the same historic move on Sunday and were rebuked by Israel.