Palestinian resistance group Hamas has praised decisions made by Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)'s top legislative body on Thursday, including halting security coordination with Israel.
"Many of the decisions taken by the PLO Central Committee are good and constitute a step in the right direction, and Hamas is receiving them positively," leading group member Moussa Abu Marzouq said in a statement late Thursday.
At the end of its two-day meeting, the PLO committee decided to suspend security cooperation with Israel and take further steps in reconciliation between Palestinian rival factions Hamas and Fatah.
The 1993 Washington-brokered Oslo Accords between Israel and the Palestinian Authority made it necessary for the latter to prevent attacks on Israel from the occupied territories and exchange information on security matters.
The PLO's Central Council is responsible for setting policy when the Palestinian National Council – the legislative body that brings together all Palestinians, including those in the occupied territories and Israel – isn't in session.
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