Israel and the Palestinian Authority they have agreed this Sunday a plan to study the reactivation his agreements cooperation while refraining from adopting, during the next three to six months, unilateral measures that could aggravate tension in the region, that is, a “de-escalation on the ground”.

This rapprochement has been the main result of the security summit five held this Sunday in the Jordanian city of Aqaba, in which intelligence officials from Israel, the Palestinian Authority, USA, Egypt and Jordan, finished off by the presence of the monarch of the Hashemite kingdom and host, Abdalá II.

Among these pacts would be the security agreement between the Palestinian Authority and Israel, broken for the last time almost a month ago, in retaliation by the Palestinian government for the death of nine people in an Israeli incursion in Jenin, north of the West Bank.

“Following comprehensive talks, the participants have announced that the Israeli and Palestinian sides have confirmed their commitment to all previous agreements between them and to work for a just and lasting peace“, according to the final statement of the meeting, collected by the official Jordanian news agency, Petra.

In exchange for security guarantees for the Israeli population, the Palestinian Authority has obtained a promise from Israel that it will not discuss the establishment of new security units. settlement for a period of four months, and will suspend the construction of new homes for the next six.

However, according to agencies, a high-ranking Israeli political source has pointed out that “there will be no changes regarding the decision to regularize nine irregular settlements and build 9,500 new homes in the West Bank.”

Right now the Israeli settlement planning committee is under a three-month deliberation period in relation to future decisions on settlements in occupied territory and a final decision in this regard would be at the expense of the evolution of these talks, as explained last week. past Israeli diplomatic sources regarding these talks.

Otherwise, the parties have agreed on a post meeting in the spa town of Sharm el Sheikh, in Egypt, in less than a monthto assess the progress made before the start of Ramadan, according to the statement.

Very violent start to the year

The meeting has taken place at a time of tension between the parties. This Sunday two Israelis were killed in a shooting attack in the north of the occupied West Bank, in a context of high tension and while the escalation of violence has continued in the region for weeks.

The current spike in violence has led to the most violent start to the year in the region since 2000. In less than two months, 62 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, largely due to near-daily arrest operations. Israelis in Palestinian towns that have been taking place for almost a year, and that often lead to armed clashes with Palestinians.

In turn, with the Israelis killed in this afternoon’s attack, the death toll this year on the Israeli side rises to 13, following several deadly attacks by Palestinians in occupied East Jerusalem in recent weeks.

Source: Eitb

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