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Abbas calls for emergency Security Council session following 'bloody massacre' in Nuseirat camp

8 June 2024 17:15 BST

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas instructed Palestine’s envoy to the UN to call for an emergency session of the Security Council following what he called a "bloody massacre" by Israeli forces in Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, which killed at least 200 Palestinians. 

A statement released by Palestine’s official news agency Wafa said that President Abbas "is engaged in intensive diplomatic efforts with Arab and international stakeholders to convene an emergency session of the UN Security Council". 

"The aim is to address the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people and compel the Israeli occupation to comply with international legitimacy resolutions, including those calling for an immediate ceasefire," the statement said.