WEST BANK: Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas visited Israeli Defence Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday during a rare trip to Israel for what Gantz’s department said were talks on security and civil matters. Gantz told Abbas that he intended to “continue to promote actions to strengthen confidence in the economic and civilian fields, as agreed during their last meeting,” an Israeli Defence Ministry statement said. “The two men discussed security and civil matters,” it added of the meeting, which Israeli media reported took place at Gantz’s home in Rosh HaAyin, central Israel. In late August, Gantz visited the Palestinian Authority’s headquarters for talks with Abbas, the first official meeting at such a level in several years. Opposition party Likud condemned the latest meeting, saying that “concessions dangerous for Israel’s security were only a matter of time”.

Source: Pakistan Today December 29, 2021 06:45 UTC