Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas will address the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday, focusing on rising tensions in the Middle East. This follows his recent call for a peace conference in Madrid to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
On the same day, the Assembly will hear from Lebanese Foreign Minister Abdallah Bouhabib and Sudanese military leader Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is slated to speak on Friday, amid ongoing Israeli airstrikes targeting Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.
Other notable speakers on Thursday include Haitian Transitional Presidential Council President Edgard Leblanc Fils, European Council President Charles Michel, British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Kenyan President William Ruto, Uruguay’s President Luis Lacalle Pou, and Micronesian President Wesley Simina.
This report contains information from The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, and Reuters.