Israeli hurt near Gaza border hours after Gantz meets Abbas
The Palestinian president met Israel's defence minister on his first visit to Israel in over a decade
An Israeli citizen was hurt in a shooting attack on the Gaza border on Wednesday, hours after a rare visit to Israel by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas drew condemnation from Hamas.
The Israeli military said it responded to the shooting with tank fire, targeting Hamas posts in the northern Gaza Strip.
Gaza health officials said three Palestinian farmers were wounded.
Abbas visited Benny Gantz, the Israeli defence minister, at his home late on Tuesday.
It was the first visit by the Palestinian leader to Israel in over a decade, although there appeared to be few prospects of a resumption of peace talks.
This evening I met with PA President, Mahmoud Abbas. We discussed the implementation of economic and civilian measures, and emphasized the importance of deepening security coordination and preventing terror and violence – for the well-being of both Israelis and Palestinians.
— בני גנץ – Benny Gantz (@gantzbe) December 28, 2021
Gantz said the two of them had “discussed the implementation of economic and civilian measures, and emphasised the importance of deepening security coordination and preventing terror and violence – for the well-being of both Israelis and Palestinians.”
One Palestinian minister described the meeting as “serious and bold” and “the last chance before the explosion and finding ourselves at a dead end.”
President #Abbas meeting with Minister Gantz at the latters house is a challenge &the last chance before the explosion &finding ourselves at a dead end,its a serious &bold attempt to a political path based on international legitimacy &an end to the escalation against Palestinians https://t.co/CdiMT1M2x2
— حسين الشيخ Hussein Al Sheikh (@HusseinSheikhpl) December 29, 2021
Israeli media reported Gantz had agreed to provide 100 million shekels (£23.9 million) from the taxes collected from Palestinian residents by Israeli authorities, as well as residency rights to several thousand people living in the West Bank and Gaza who do not have legal status.
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