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Egypt 'sets up Mid-East summit' Egyptians to host Mid-East summit
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The Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, has invited the Palestinian, Israeli and Jordanian leaders to a summit next week, Palestinian officials have said. Israel has confirmed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders at a four-way summit in Egypt on Monday.
Israel said a meeting could take place, but that nothing had been decided. An Israeli spokeswoman said the talks would "strengthen the moderates" and "promote Israeli-Palestinian ties".
The talks between Israeli PM Ehud Olmert and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, would be the first since Hamas won elections 18 months ago. Mr Olmert and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, have not met since Hamas won elections in 2006.
Mr Abbas has sacked the Hamas government and described its violent of Gaza last week as a bloody coup. The announcement came after Mr Abbas described the violent take-over of Gaza by Hamas last week as a bloody coup.
We need to deliver the end of occupation - a Palestinian state Saeb ErekatWe need to deliver the end of occupation - a Palestinian state Saeb Erekat
The president, leader of the rival Fatah faction, also accused the Islamist group of trying to set up its own state in the territory.The president, leader of the rival Fatah faction, also accused the Islamist group of trying to set up its own state in the territory.
A Hamas leader in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, condemned Mr Abbas's speech as "full of lies".A Hamas leader in Lebanon, Osama Hamdan, condemned Mr Abbas's speech as "full of lies".
In the wake of the fighting in Gaza, Mr Abbas replaced the national unity government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya with an emergency cabinet.In the wake of the fighting in Gaza, Mr Abbas replaced the national unity government of Prime Minister Ismail Haniya with an emergency cabinet.
'Way out''Way out'
Saeb Erekat, a senior adviser to Mr Abbas, said the Palestinian leader would call for a resumption of peace talks with Israel at the summit with Mr Olmert, Mr Mubarak and King Abdullah of Jordan.Saeb Erekat, a senior adviser to Mr Abbas, said the Palestinian leader would call for a resumption of peace talks with Israel at the summit with Mr Olmert, Mr Mubarak and King Abdullah of Jordan.
"The most important thing to realise is that time is of the essence," Mr Erekat told the Associated Press."The most important thing to realise is that time is of the essence," Mr Erekat told the Associated Press.
"We need to deliver the end of occupation - a Palestinian state. If we don't have hope, Hamas will export despair to the people.""We need to deliver the end of occupation - a Palestinian state. If we don't have hope, Hamas will export despair to the people."
Earlier, a senior Hamas figure in Gaza said his group wanted to hold talks with Fatah to heal the widening divisions between the Palestinian Territories.Earlier, a senior Hamas figure in Gaza said his group wanted to hold talks with Fatah to heal the widening divisions between the Palestinian Territories.
"We think that negotiations with Fatah are the only way out," Sami Abu Zuhri said."We think that negotiations with Fatah are the only way out," Sami Abu Zuhri said.