RAMALLAH, 5- Feb. - 2023
edited by| Tony Wild

 

After a deadly week of Israeli aggression in the West Bank.

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    The Palestinian Authority is facing international pressure to sit and talk with Israeli officials for security coordination.

However, "the Palestinian leadership is steadfast in its position, and there is no turning back from its clear stance that supports the Palestinian situation," Sabri Seidam, deputy chairman of the central committee of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas's Fatah movement, told "Voice of Palestine" on Saturday.

On Friday night, Abbas chaired a meeting to discuss the results of his meetings with Arab officials and U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken during his Middle East tour.

Much pressure has been "exerted on the leadership to reverse its decision," Bassam Al-Salihi, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization executive committee, told reporters.

"The meeting stressed that severing security coordination with Israel is still in place," he added.

Last month, the Palestinian authorities announced the end of security coordination with Israel in response to the killing of Palestinians in the West Bank city of Jenin