Mr Abbas was elected president of the Palestinian Authority in 2005.
France, together with Saudi Arabia, intends to hold a peace conference on the Gaza Strip in June
Al Jazeera denounced the decision, calling it “an attempt to prevent coverage of the escalating events witnessed in the occupied territories.”
The Palestinian government has condemned an Israeli court decision to freeze new funds from the Palestinian Authority.
Mr Biden said Israel had started losing support by indiscriminate bombings.
“I do not think that a UN protectorate in Gaza is a solution,” Mr Guterres
“Their silence is shameful,’ said German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
