Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Thursday the Palestinian authority should exercise its full jurisdiction on the Gaza strip and all border crossings including Rafah. Abbas told the UN General Assembly the authority’s vision for the post-war era in Gaza included allowing relief aid to Gaza,

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urged the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday to stop the war in the Gaza Strip between Israel and Palestinian Hamas militants, saying Israel had almost entirely destroyed Gaza and it was no longer fit for life.

UNITED NATIONS: Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas called on Thursday on the international community to stop sending weapons to Israel in order to halt bloodshed in the West Bank and Gaza, singling out the United States.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received a long round of applause as he addressed the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday, insisting that "we will not leave, Palestine is our homeland," and "if anyone were to leave it would be the occupier."

The head of the Palestinian Authority has denounced Israel in front of world leaders. He appealed to other nations to stop what he called a “genocidal war” against a place and people that he said had been totally destroyed.

In his address, Abbas mentioned the spiralling conflict between Israel and Hezbollah and accused the Jewish nation of committing “genocide” in Lebanon. However, not once did Abbas mention the name of

CBS News New York's Lisa Rozner has the latest on his speech at the U.N. General Assembly and the Israel-Hamas war.

In an appeal to the UN General Assembly in New York, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday urged the international community to halt the violence in Gaza and stop supplying weapons to Israel.

Follow our full coverage on the UN General Assembly Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday said Israel had almost entirely destroyed the Gaza Strip, rendering it uninhabitable, and called for Israeli allies to stop sending weapons.

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas urges the U.N. to stop the war in Gaza"Stop this crime. Stop it now. Stop the killing of children and women. Stop this genocide. Stop sending weapons to Israel. This madness cannot continue.