Kerry, Abbas Meet in New York to Discuss Gaza

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US Secretary of State John Kerry met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas Tuesday to discuss the situation in Gaza, a state department official said.

The meeting in New York came as leaders converged for the United Nations General Assembly, and a day after Abbas gave a speech at Cooper Union vowing to present a new timetable for the so-called "talks" with the Zionist entity.

Kerry and Abbas agreed on the importance of providing humanitarian aid in Gaza, where a 50-day war with "Israel" destroyed homes and infrastructure in densely populated Gaza, leaving more than 100,000 Palestinians homeless in the long term, according to the United Nations.

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