Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to halt bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza, singling out the United States.
Abbas said that Washington continued to provide diplomatic cover and weapons to Israel for its war in Gaza despite the mounting death toll there, now at 41,534 according to the health ministry in the Hamas-run strip.
"Stop this crime. Stop it now. Stop killing children and women. Stop the genocide. Stop sending weapons to Israel. This madness cannot continue. The entire world is responsible for what is happening to our people in Gaza and the West Bank," Abbas said in an address to the UN General Assembly.
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Washington will provide Tel Aviv with an $8.7 bln aid package in support of its military efforts, the Israeli Defense Ministry said in a statement.
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The Defense Ministry specified that the aid package comprises $3.5 bln for essential wartime procurement and $5.2 bln "designated for air defense systems, including the Iron Dome, David's Sling, and an advanced laser system."