Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in remarks aired on Wednesday that his administration would regard agreements with Israel and the United States 'completely cancelled' if Israel annexes land in the occupied West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas enters a news conference with former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert at the Grand Hyatt hotel in New York, U.S., February 11, 2020. REUTERS/Yana Paskova
RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said in remarks aired on Wednesday that his administration would regard agreements with Israel and the United States “completely cancelled” if Israel annexes land in the occupied West Bank. “We have informed the relevant international parties, including the American and the Israeli governments, that we will not stand hand-cuffed if Israel announces the annexation of any part of our land,” Abbas said on Palestine TV.
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