Agreement between Israel and Palestine to restore peace in the conflict-ridden West Bank. In a joint statement, both countries said that there will be no unilateral aggression for six months. It was also decided to take immediate action to ease the current tensions. The ice between Israel and Palestine was thawed in the discussion held in Aqba, Jordan. Israel promised not to create new settlement areas for four months and not to recognize existing occupied areas for six months. Steps will be taken to strengthen mutual cooperation and trust.
It was also decided to hold further talks in Egypt’s Sharam Al Sheikh next month. The peace talks took place in the context of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. 11 Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on the West Bank yesterday. Meanwhile, two Israeli citizens were also killed in an attack in the West Bank city of Huwara yesterday. The army said that some people fired at the vehicle they were traveling in. Apart from Israeli-Palestinian representatives, diplomats from Jordan, Egypt and the US also participated in today’s peace talks.
Israel-Palestine talks agree to restore peace in West Bank