{
  "id": 9595272,
  "title": "Abbas accuses Israel of waging ‘genocidal war’ in Gaza, in pre-recorded UN address",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/abbas-accuses-israel-of-waging-genocidal-war-in-gaza-in-pre-recorded",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-24T17:40:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3368717/abbas-accuses-israel-waging-genocidal-war-gaza-pre-recorded-un-speech"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas accused Israel of waging a \"genocidal war\" in Gaza and warned of \"settler terrorism\" rising in the occupied West Bank during a pre-recorded United Nations address on Thursday. The Palestinian delegation was denied US visas, preventing their attendance at the meeting. Israel has rejected claims of committing genocide in Gaza. Abbas urged the implementation of the US's peace plan for Gaza, calling for the elections to be held on November 28, marking the first such vote in 20 years. The Palestinian Authority head also called for the peace plan for Gaza, unveiled by the US last year, to be implemented. Abbas’ speech was shown to the General Assembly via video, as the delegation could not attend in person.",
  "summary": "Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday warned that the Palestinian people were facing “one of the most dangerous phases in their history” in a speech at the United Nations recorded in advance as the Palestinian delegation was denied US visas by Washington. Addressing the UN General Assembly’s annual debate, Abbas accused Israel of waging a “genocidal war” in Gaza and “fragmenting” the…",
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    "Abbas accuses Israel of waging 'genocidal war' in Gaza",
    "Palestinian delegation denied US visas for UN meeting",
    "Abbas urges implementation of US peace plan for Gaza"
  ],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
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        "published": "2026-09-24T19:11:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "France 24",
        "title": "Israeli PM Netanyahu calls Gaza genocide allegations ‘biggest lie of the century’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/israeli-pm-netanyahu-calls-gaza-genocide-allegations-biggest-lie-of",
        "published": "2026-09-24T19:31:41.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Middle East Eye",
        "title": "Keypoints of Netanyahu's UNGA address",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/keypoints-of-netanyahus-unga-address",
        "published": "2026-09-24T19:52:34.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Live Mint",
        "title": "Palestine president Mahmoud Abbas at UNGA — What he said on Israeli settlements, US visa ban and elections",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/24/palestine-president-mahmoud-abbas-at-unga-what-he-said-on-israeli",
        "published": "2026-09-24T20:10:26.000Z"
      }
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}