{"id":16365,"date":"2025-04-23T13:17:45","date_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:17:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/?p=16365"},"modified":"2025-04-23T13:17:45","modified_gmt":"2025-04-23T13:17:45","slug":"abbas-blasts-hamas-demands-release-of-israeli-hostages-in-fiery-speech-at-palestinian-central-council-session","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.watanserb.com\/en\/2025\/04\/23\/abbas-blasts-hamas-demands-release-of-israeli-hostages-in-fiery-speech-at-palestinian-central-council-session\/","title":{"rendered":"Abbas Blasts Hamas, Demands Release of Israeli Hostages in Fiery Speech at Palestinian Central Council Session"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><strong>Watan<\/strong><\/em>-On Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages in order to \u201cdeny Israel excuses\u201d for its ongoing bombardment of Gaza. During the opening of the 32nd Palestinian Central Council session in Ramallah, Abbas criticized Hamas, saying:<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"609\" data-end=\"800\">\u201cEvery day there are deaths \u2014 why? Hamas has given the criminal occupation excuses to commit its crimes in Gaza, most notably by holding hostages. I\u2019m the one paying the price, not Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"802\" data-end=\"953\">He stressed that the Palestinian people are facing dangers akin to a new Nakba, threatening their existence and national cause. Abbas went on to say:\u201cOur people are facing a genocidal war that has killed or injured over 200,000, and erased 2,165 families in Gaza. The loss of even one child is a tragedy \u2014 how about this many?\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1137\" data-end=\"1410\">He accused Israel of systematically working to eliminate the Palestinian cause through organized terrorism in both Gaza and the West Bank, including violations of Islamic and Christian holy sites in Jerusalem, financial blockades, land confiscations, and property seizures.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"rtl\" lang=\"ar\">\u0627\u0644\u0631\u0626\u064a\u0633 \u0645\u062d\u0645\u0648\u062f \u0639\u0628\u0627\u0633 \u0645\u062e\u0627\u0637\u0628\u0627 \u062d\u0631\u0643\u0629 \u062d\u0645\u0627\u0633: &#8220;\u064a\u0627 \u0623\u0648\u0644\u0627\u062f \u0627\u0644\u0643\u0644\u0628 \u0633\u0644\u0645\u0648\u0627 \u0627\u0644\u0631\u0647\u0627\u0626\u0646 \u0627\u0644\u0644\u064a \u0639\u0646\u062f\u0643\u0645 \u0648\u062e\u0644\u0635\u0648\u0627&#8221;. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bE5xvwZILT\">pic.twitter.com\/bE5xvwZILT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u0634\u0628\u0643\u0629 \u0642\u062f\u0633 \u0627\u0644\u0625\u062e\u0628\u0627\u0631\u064a\u0629 (@qudsn) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/qudsn\/status\/1914982057949761885?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 23, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3 data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"94\">Abbas Highlights Priorities as Palestinian Council Convenes Amid Gaza War<\/h3>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1412\" data-end=\"1614\">Abbas reiterated the leadership\u2019s priorities: ending the war in Gaza, halting repeated Israeli raids on Palestinian towns and camps in the West Bank, and lifting the blockade to begin Gaza\u2019s recovery.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1616\" data-end=\"1875\">The 32nd session of the Central Council was held under the slogan:<strong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1873\">\u201cNo to annexation or displacement \u2014 steadfastness in the homeland, saving Gaza, ending the war, protecting Jerusalem and the West Bank, and uniting under a national Palestinian front.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1877\" data-end=\"1909\">Topics on the agenda included:<\/p>\n<ul data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"2089\">\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1910\" data-end=\"1946\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1912\" data-end=\"1946\">Ending Israel\u2019s genocide in Gaza<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1947\" data-end=\"1990\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1949\" data-end=\"1990\">Opposing U.S.-backed displacement plans<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"1991\" data-end=\"2032\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1993\" data-end=\"2032\">Reviving internal unity under the PLO<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"\" data-start=\"2033\" data-end=\"2089\">\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2035\" data-end=\"2089\">Addressing delayed reforms and political inclusivity<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2091\" data-end=\"2290\">Despite the significance of the session, several major factions \u2014 including the Popular Front and the Palestinian National Initiative \u2014 boycotted it, citing delays and a lack of broad representation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2292\" data-end=\"2547\">Hamas issued a statement criticizing the limited participation and calling on the Council to adopt bold, responsible decisions to end the war, stop security coordination with Israel, support Gaza\u2019s civilians, and rebuild the PLO on democratic foundations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"2549\" data-end=\"2756\">Ramzi Rabah, of the PLO\u2019s Executive Committee and the Democratic Front, said the session came \u201ca year and a half too late,\u201d calling for a comprehensive strategy to stop the assault and end internal division.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Watan-On Wednesday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on Hamas to release Israeli hostages in order to \u201cdeny Israel excuses\u201d for its ongoing bombardment of Gaza. During the opening of the 32nd Palestinian Central Council session in Ramallah, Abbas criticized Hamas, saying: \u201cEvery day there are deaths \u2014 why? Hamas has given the criminal occupation excuses &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5765,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[644,4191,5016,1345],"class_list":["post-16365","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-hamas","tag-israeli-hostages","tag-israeli-war-crimen-in-gaza","tag-mahmoud-abbas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.6 (Yoast SEO v27.5) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Abbas Blasts Hamas, Demands Release of Israeli Hostages in Fiery Speech at Palestinian Central Council Session - Watan<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Mahmoud Abbas urges Hamas to release hostages to deny Israel pretexts for war. 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