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PA’s Abbas strongly rejects Trump proposal: ‘Legitimate Palestinian rights are not negotiable’
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Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas speaks during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) at the United Nations headquarters in New York City, September 26, 2024. (Stephanie Keith / Getty Images via AFP)
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas expresses “strong rejection” of US President Donald Trump’s proposal to take over the Gaza Strip.
“President Mahmoud Abbas and the Palestinian leadership expressed their strong rejection of calls to seize the Gaza Strip and displace Palestinians outside their homeland,” Abbas’s office says in a statement, adding that “legitimate Palestinian rights are not negotiable.”
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