The material issue is that Hamas has repeatedly used UNRWA facilities to launch rockets at Israel, and teaches antisemitism and anti-Israel incitement in its schools.
Last week, Hamas said that the issue of the prisoners remains at the top of its priorities and it will not rest until they are all released from Israeli prisons.
The Palestinian Authority’s Hussein Al-Sheikh told The Media Line that the PA is ready for direct talks with Israel.
On Sunday, Egypt held a series of simultaneous but separate conversations with Israelis and Palestinians, with the plan to also speak with Hamas in Gaza this week.
"This has been the longstanding position of previous administrations of both parties over the course of many decades," Price said.
Changing the Equation: Renewal of the Israeli-Palestinian peace process does not seem to be on the horizon, and the issue is not high on the international agenda. We need new ideas.
Israel has yet to decide whether it intends to respond to Bensouda or whether it will refuse to participate in the proceedings.
Palestinian officials have in the past two weeks made contradictory statements as to whether the PA had asked Israel for vaccines.
"A similar measure in March caused a 30% decline in the industry."
The ministers discussed ways to push the concerned parties to engage in the peace process.
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