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Israel has confirmed Prime Minister Ehud Olmert will meet the Palestinian, Egyptian and Jordanian leaders at a four-way summit in Egypt on Monday. | |
An Israeli spokeswoman said the talks would "strengthen the moderates" and "promote Israeli-Palestinian ties". | |
Mr Olmert and the Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, have not met since Hamas won elections in 2006. | |
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 Erekat | We 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. |