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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas met in Ramallah with Omani Foreign Minister Yusuf bin Alawi on Oct. 31. Alawi handed Abbas a message from Sultan Qaboos bin Said Al Said on the peace process in the region.
Palestinian-Israeli relations remain in a political stalemate. In April 2014, Palestinian feuding factions Fatah and Hamas had reached a reconciliation deal and formed a unity government. Israel imposed sanctions on the Palestinian Authority (PA) freezing tax revenues, accusing Abbas of striking a deal with a terrorist entity — Hamas — and halting peace talks with any Palestinian government including Hamas. Israel, however, maintained security coordination with the PA.
