The so-called “Quartet” of Middle East mediators on Thursday urged Israel and the Palestinian Authority to address an array of challenges, including ongoing violence in Judea and Samaria, the advancement of new housing units in Judea and Samaria, and “the untenable fiscal crisis within the Palestinian Authority.”

A statement following an in-person meeting of Quartet envoys from the United Nations, United States, European Union and Russia in Oslo welcomed steps announced by Israel “to reach out to the Palestinian Authority and to assist with the fiscal crisis”, according to The Associated Press.


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