New York, Sept. 25 -- On the third day of the 80th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) session, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the world body via video link, following the Trump administration's refusal to issue visas to him and his delegation.

In his remarks, Abbas made it clear that he does not endorse the actions of Hamas during the October 7 assault on Israel. "Despite all what our people have suffered, we reject what Hamas carried out on the seventh of October," he said, adding that the killing of civilians and the taking of hostages does "not represent the Palestinian people, nor do they represent their just struggle for freedom and independence."

Abbas reaffirmed that the Gaza Strip remains a central part of the...