Abbas urges US to intervene with Israel as Gaza death toll passes 200 1 minute read
(Update 1: Adds remarks by Abbas, re-leades, alters headline)
Jerusalem, May 17 (EFE).- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Monday urged the US administration to intervene to halt the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip, where at least 200 people have died and 1,300 others wounded.
Abbas’ comments came during a meeting with US deputy assistant secretary of state for Israel and Palestinian affairs, Hady Amr, currently in the region trying to find a diplomatic solution to the worst outbreak of violence in the region in years, which entered its eighth consecutive day on Monday.
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