(Reuters) -Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said he was ready to work with U.S. President Donald Trump, Saudi Arabia, France and the United Nations to implement a Gaza peace plan adopted at a September 22 conference, which he said could pave the way for a just peace and broader regional cooperation.

"We want a modern civilian state that is free of violence, weapons, and extremism, " Abbas said. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas claimed the PA is prepared to renounce terrorism and make peace with Israel in his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) on Thursday.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas demands Hamas surrender all weapons and calls for immediate ceasefire ahead of upcoming UN General Assembly address.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during his remote address on Thursday at the United Nations General Assembly in New York.

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas addressed the United Nations General Assembly by videoconference on Thursday.

Abbas told the UN General Assembly that Palestinians in Gaza “have been facing a war of genocide, destruction, starvation and displacement” by Israel. His speech came as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu heads to New York to give his own address in person on Friday.

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