Palestinian leader urges removal of all Israeli ‘obstacles’ on Gaza ceasefire

AFP | Addis

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Ethiopia Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called yesterday for the removal of “all obstacles” he said Israel has imposed on implementing phase two of the Gaza ceasefire.

“We emphasise the need to lift all obstacles imposed by the Israeli occupation on the implementation of the provisions related to the second phase of the agreement,” Abbas said, in a speech read by his prime minister Mohammed Mustafa at an African Union summit in Ethiopia.

This included the work of a technocratic committee established to oversee the daily governance of Gaza, he added. Removal of the obstacles was needed to “ensure continuity of services, coordinate humanitarian efforts and enable a swift recovery”, the president said.