Abbas and Haniyeh discuss UAE-Israel agreement

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas and Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh spoke over the phone Thursday night to discuss the UAE-Israel agreement to take steps towards normalizing relations.

Both expressed their condemnation of the agreement, in separate statements.

The Palestinian Authority has also recalled its ambassador to the UAE in protest over the agreement, PA Foreign Minister Riad al-Maliki says in a statement.

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