Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said on Tuesday that Palestinians were not concerned about the normalization deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates, referring to the accord as "nonsense".
In his first public remarks since the U.S.-sponsored deal was announced last week, Abbas accused the Gulf Arab state of turning its back on Palestinians living under occupation in the West Bank and an Israeli-led blockade in Gaza.
However, Abbas said: "We aren't worried about the nonsense that happens here and there and especially in recent days, when a trilateral agreement between the Emirates, Israel and America was announced."