President Abbas Affirms Palestine Will Not Allow The Expulsion Of Civilians From Gaza, The West Bank And Jerusalem

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Netanyahu. (Source: WAFA News Agency/Thaer Ghanayem)

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that his party would not allow Israel's expulsion of civilians from Gaza, the West Bank to Jerusalem when they received a visit by US Foreign Minister Antony Blinken on Wednesday.

On the occasion, President Abbas and Foreign Minister Blinken discussed developments in efforts to stop Israeli aggression against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem, as well as the importance of accelerating the entry of humanitarian aid.

Furthermore, President Abbas warned of the dangers of action taken by Israeli occupation authorities aimed at expelling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, the West Bank, and Jerusalem, expressed by Israeli ministers and officials.

"We will not allow that to happen," President Abbas stressed, stressing full rejection of the transfer of Palestinians, quoted from the WAFA news agency Jan. 10.

President Abbas also reiterated that the Gaza Strip is an integral part of Palestine, emphasizing Israel's plans to separate it, cut any part, unacceptable.

"The Gaza Strip has priorities, the Palestinian people, who are under the responsibility of the Palestinian State and its government will not be abandoned," said President Abbas.

He also added that it is necessary to immediately stop the extermination war against Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, so that political solutions based on international legitimacy can be implemented, starting with the full membership of the United Nations for Palestine, as well as holding international peace conferences to end Israel's occupation.