The Palestinian leadership threatened to take strategic decisions during a meeting on Sunday aimed at addressing Israeli aggression in the West Bank.
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had called for the meeting.
The presidency warned it would implement the decisions taken by the Central Council in February, which included suspending recognition of Israel.
Hussein al-Sheikh, member of the Fatah Central Committee and Palestinian Liberation Organization’s (PLO) Executive Committee, denounced Israel’s escalation against Palestinians, stressing that the ongoing “massacre cannot be tolerated.”
He slammed the Israeli government’s instructions to its army to kill Palestinians without restraint, holding it fully responsible for the repercussions of its aggression, which is taking place under international cover.
He appealed to all Palestinian factions, including Hamas, to sit together and unite to face the aggressive Israeli measures.
Sheikh did not clarify what strategic decisions the leadership would take at Sunday’s meeting.
However, the official spokesman for the Palestinian presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, hinted at the implementation of the Central Council decisions.
“United Nations resolutions alone are no longer sufficient, and the occupation is pushing things to a dead end,” he stressed.
In February, the Palestinian Central Council decided to suspend recognition of Israel until Tel Aviv recognizes a Palestinian state based on the pre-1967 border. It also decided to end all commitments to agreements reached with Israel and halt all forms of security coordination with it.
Sources told Asharq Al-Awsat, however, that the decisions will not be adopted on Sunday.
Rather, Abbas may warn that the ongoing aggression will eventually lead to their gradual implementation.
