The Palestinian Authority accuses Hamas of holding secret talks with Israel that would endorse the separation of Palestinian territories.
Arab and Turkish media have carried reports, picked up by Israeli media, claiming Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement that rules the Gaza Strip were holding talks.
The talks are reportedly aimed at reaching an eight- or 10-year truce, with Israel removing its blockade on the coastal Palestinian territory.
Israel on Monday denied it was engaged in “any meetings with Hamas, neither directly, nor via other countries or intermediaries.”
But the Authority weighs in on Tuesday, insisting there are talks that would cause Palestinian disunity.
“There have been negotiations and they are on the verge of reaching an agreement about a truce of eight to 10 years,” Palestinian foreign minister Riad al-Malki says.
The agreement would see Israel lift its blockade of Gaza and “allow maritime passage” to nearby Cyprus, Malki tells France 24 television.
— AFP
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