Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas calls on Israel to resume negotiations, after Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid’s call for a two-state solution. Abbas described it as “positive development” but said the proof would be a return to negotiations. “The true test of the credibility and seriousness of this stance is for the Israeli government to return to the negotiation table immediately,” he told the U.N. General Assembly, in a speech that largely lambasted Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories. Israel captured East Jerusalem, the West Bank and Gaza – areas that Palestinians seek …