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Ramallah (Palestinian Territories) (AFP)
Palestinian Authority Minister for Civil Affairs Hussein al-Sheikh announced Tuesday night that security coordination between the Palestinian Authority and Israel will return to what it was before May 19, 2020, when the Authority announced the formal suspension of this coordination.
The Fatah movement cited the sheikh’s statement, which he published through his Twitter account, highlighting that “the return of relations occurred after Israel announced its willingness to comply with the agreements previously signed between the two parties, and the Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas received official and written messages confirming this commitment. “
In his statement, the sheikh said: “In light of the international contacts made by President Mahmoud Abbas regarding Israel’s commitment to the agreements signed with him, and based on the official written and verbal messages we have received, confirming Israel’s commitment to this, the relationship with Israel will be restored as it was before 19 “. May 2020 ‘.
The Palestinian Authority announced the severance of its relationship with Israel, as a form of protest against the US peace plan in the Middle East, which US President Donald Trump unveiled in January, and gave Israel the green light. to annex much of the occupied West Bank.
Relations deteriorated after the Palestinian Authority announced in May its refusal to receive the tax money Israel collects for the Palestinian Authority.
This led to a large budget deficit for the Palestinian Authority, which is also struggling to cope with the spread of the new Corona virus, and can no longer pay the salaries of its public employees, settling to pay half their salaries.
© 2020 AFP
