Israel suspends peace talks with Palestinians
Israel has suspended peace talks with the Palestinians in response to the Hamas and PLO unity deal.
PLO and Hamas agree to Palestinian reconciliation
Gaza-based Islamist group Hamas and the Palestine Liberation Organisation have announced a unity pact, President Mahmoud Abbas has said.
The move has widened divisions in US-brokered peace-talks with Israel.
The reconciliation comes after seven years of internal bickering within the Palestinian groups and raises the possibility of a unity government and national elections within six months.
However, Israel has criticised the deal, saying that President Abbas has chosen "Hamas over peace" and cancelled a session of peace talks in Jerusalem.
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