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| Israelis and Palestinians in bid to extend peace talks | Israelis and Palestinians in bid to extend peace talks |
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| Palestinian and Israeli negotiators are due to meet on Wednesday in an effort to extend peace talks beyond a 29 April deadline, the US says. | Palestinian and Israeli negotiators are due to meet on Wednesday in an effort to extend peace talks beyond a 29 April deadline, the US says. |
| The US State Department said "a range of issues" would be discussed but the parties "remain highly engaged". | The US State Department said "a range of issues" would be discussed but the parties "remain highly engaged". |
| Talks appeared on the verge of collapse earlier this month amid a series of disputes between the two sides. | Talks appeared on the verge of collapse earlier this month amid a series of disputes between the two sides. |
| Peace negotiations were kick-started by US Secretary of State John Kerry last July after a three-year hiatus. | |
| "The parties are working right now on an agreement to extend the negotiations... past 29 April," state department spokeswoman Jen Psaki told reporters. | |
| She added: "Both parties tell us they want negotiations to continue and they're searching for a path to do just that." | She added: "Both parties tell us they want negotiations to continue and they're searching for a path to do just that." |
| The talks hit a major crisis this month when both sides took what Washington called "unhelpful steps". | The talks hit a major crisis this month when both sides took what Washington called "unhelpful steps". |
| The Palestinians submitted applications to join 15 UN treaties and conventions, while Israel refused to release a fourth group of 26 long-term Palestinian prisoners and reissued tenders for more than 700 new homes at a Jewish settlement in occupied East Jerusalem. | |
| Israel is also angry at the killing of an off-duty Israeli policeman by a gunman in the West Bank on Monday, on the eve of the Jewish holiday of Passover. His wife and child were wounded in the attack outside Hebron. |