Overview

• Speaking by videoconference after a U.S. visa denial, Mahmoud Abbas condemned Israel’s campaign in Gaza, rejected a future role for Hamas, and said the Palestinian Authority is ready to govern the enclave if armed factions disarm.
• A fresh wave of recognitions by France, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, Portugal and Belgium elevated the number of countries recognizing a Palestinian state to a broad U.N. majority.
• Benjamin Netanyahu denounced those recognitions as a “shameful surrender” and reiterated that Israel will not accept a Palestinian state as he traveled to New York to address the General Assembly.
• President Donald Trump said he will not allow any Israeli annexation of the West Bank and U.S. envoys described proposals centered on Hamas disarmament and a transition to PA administration in Gaza.
• On the sidelines, Netanyahu met Argentina’s President Javier Milei in New York and planned talks with Trump ahead of his scheduled U.N. speech on Friday.