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Reuters
Reuters
Politics
By Aidan Lewis

Israel, Palestinians pledge moves to curb violence ahead of Ramadan

FILE PHOTO: A view shows a beach destination Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt November 12, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani/File Photo

Israeli and Palestinian officials agreed on Sunday to establish a mechanism to curb violence and incitement, in talks that stressed the need to prevent any disruptive actions at Jerusalem's holy sites when Ramadan starts later this week.

In a joint statement following talks in Egypt attended by U.S., Egyptian and Jordanian officials, the parties also reconfirmed commitments made at a meeting in Aqaba last month, including an Israeli pledge to stop discussion of any new settlement units for four months.

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