The Latest Breaking News from Mahmoud Abbas

US secretary of state Antony Blinken said that a long-sought ceasefire between Israel and Hamas was within sight

The International Court of Justice ruled Friday that Israel’s presence in the occupied Palestinian Territories is illegal and called on it to stop building settlements in the West Bank and East Jerusalem. Palestinian Authority president Mahmoud Abbas hailed the decision while Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu said it cannot alter…

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas seeks UN Security Council intervention after Israeli assault in Nuseirat camp leads to hundreds of deaths and injuries.

Recognitions point to erosion of US ‘ownership’ of Israel-Palestine peace process and open route towards statehood

President Abbas lauds Ireland, Norway, and Spain for recognizing Palestinian state, calls on other nations to do the same.

Some 140 of the 193 member states of the United Nations currently recognise the state of Palestine

Norway, Ireland and Spain will recognize a Palestinian state in a historic move

After more than seven months of war, analysts say Israel’s aims may be to destroy Gaza and displace its population.

The assembly voted by a wide margin to grant new "rights and privileges" to Palestine and called on the Security Council to reconsider the Palestinians' request to become a U.N. member.