The Israeli government says it has decided to halt peace talks with the Palestinians in response to a new unity agreement between rival Palestinian factions, the Washington Post website reports today (April 24, 2014).
The decision ends a nine-month peace initiative by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry. The negotiating period is scheduled to end on April 29, although both sides had been trying to agree to an extension.
Israel's Security Cabinet unanimously decided to cut off contacts with the Palestinians after a five-hour meeting today.
Israel is furious over Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' decision to form a unity government with the rival Hamas movement after a seven-year rift. Israel and the West consider Hamas to be a terrorist group.
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