This handout picture from the official Bahrain News Agency (BNA) shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (L) being received in Manama on May 15, 2024 ahead of the 33rd Arab League Summit. (Credit" BNA (Bahrain News Agency)/AFP)
Palestinian president Mahm0ud Abbas on Thursday said Hamas gave Israel an excuse to wage war on Gaza with its Oct. 7 attack from the Palestinian territory.
"The military operation carried out by Hamas by a unilateral decision on that day, Oct. 7, provided Israel with more pretexts and justifications to attack the Gaza Strip," Abbas told an Arab League summit in Bahrain.
Palestinian president Mahm0ud Abbas on Thursday said Hamas gave Israel an excuse to wage war on Gaza with its Oct. 7 attack from the Palestinian territory.
"The military operation carried out by Hamas by a unilateral decision on that day, Oct. 7, provided Israel with more pretexts and justifications to attack the Gaza Strip," Abbas told an Arab League...