Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said he is cutting security ties with Israel and the U.S. on Saturday, in reaction to a U.S.-brokered peace plan that immediately met with furious objections from the Palestinians. Abbas said he told Israel and the U.S. that “there will be no relations with them, including the security ties" following the deal that Palestinians say heavily favors the Israelis. The plan also includes land swaps, a demilitarized Palestinian state, Israeli power over security as well as a demand for Israel to halt the construction of any new settlements. Critics also say that Israel's control over borders, airspace, and security means that Palestinian statehood would lose its meaning. The speech came after Palestinian militants fired three rockets into Israel, triggering airstrikes from Israel on militant targets in Gaza in response.

Source: Fox News February 01, 2020 16:50 UTC