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Gantz to meet PA chief Abbas for 2nd time next week, says minister
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Defense Minister Benny Gantz (left) attends a conference in the Eshkol region, southern Israel. on July 13, 2021; Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas delivers a speech regarding COVID-19, at the Palestinian Authority headquarters, in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on May 5, 2020. (Flash90)
Defense Minister Benny Gantz and Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej will travel to Ramallah next week to meet Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in an attempt to strengthen the PA and calm tensions that have resulted in a wave of terror attacks, Frej tells Channel 12 news.
It will be Gantz’s second meeting with Abbas since the current government was sworn in in June. The previous meeting was the first of its kind since 2010.
The meeting is expected to deal with proposals for security and economic cooperation aimed at helping the PA govern in the West Bank and weakening the rival Hamas terror group.
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