Palestinian Authority recalls its envoy to UAE: official
Palestinian Authority recalls its envoy to UAE: official
Both the Palestinian Authority and its rival Hamas have rejected the normalisation deal between Israel and the UAE.
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The US-brokered peace pact was announced earlier on Thursday [Getty]
The on Thursday announced the "immediate" recall of its ambassador to the in protest over the country's to ties with Israel.
"At the request of President Mahmoud Abbas, the foreign ministry has decided to immediately recall its ambassador to the United Arab Emirates," Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki said it a statement sent to AFP.
The -UAE deal was also rejected by Hamas, the Islamist group that controls the Gaza strip and is a rival of Abbas's Fatah party.
But Abbas and Hamas chief Ismail Haniyeh spoke following the deal's announcements, despite tensions between the two camps, a Hamas source told AFP.
"All Palestinian factions are united to reject normalisation (with )," the source said.
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