PA official: President Abbas and Gantz’s meeting discussed political issues
President Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz met last night and discussed political issues, according to Hussein al-Sheikh, head of the Palestinian Civil Affairs Commission and member of the Central Committee of the ruling Fatah Movement.
He said in a tweet that the meeting focused on creating a political horizon that leads to a political solution as well as the tense situation on the field due to Israeli settlers’ practices.
“President Abbas met with Minister Gantz, where they discussed the importance of creating a political horizon that leads to a political solution in accordance with international legitimacy resolutions as well as the tense situation on the field because of the practices of settlers, and the meeting dealt with many security, economic and humanitarian issues,” he said.