Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas announced on Thursday that the PA would stop implementing its agreements with Israel and announced the formation of a committee to study how to enforce the decision.
The two governments work together on matters ranging from water to security, and withdrawing from agreements could impact security in the West Bank.
In a fiery speech during a meeting of top Palestinian officials at the PA presidential headquarters in Ramallah, Abbas said the move came “in the face of the occupation authority’s insistence on negating all of the signed agreements”.
Abbas said the PA will “halt work related to the agreements signed with the Israeli side and begin establishing mechanisms, starting tomorrow with the formation of a committee to implement that”.
He did not give details on which agreements would be specifically halted.
Abbas has threatened on multiple occasions in the past to nullify accords with Israel and it is unclear whether his statements indicate a significant shift in policy.
