Summary The Palestinian Authority will announce its position on the deal following the meeting.
RAMALLAH (Web Desk/AFP) - Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas called an "urgent meeting" of his top officials Thursday after Israel and the United Arab Emirates agreed to normalise ties, in exchange for Israel suspending West Bank annexation plans.
According to a statement carried on the official WAFA news agency, the Palestinian Authority will announce its position on the deal following the meeting.
Stab in the back
The Palestinian groups slammed the Israel-UAE agreement, saying it does nothing to serve the Palestinian cause and ignores the rights of the Palestinian people.
Hamas condemned the deal, which it said was a "treacherous stab in the back".
"This agreement does absolutely not serve the Palestinian cause, it rather serves the Zionist narrative. This agreement encourages the occupation [Israel] to continue its denial of the rights of our Palestinian people, and even to continue its crimes against our people," Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement.
The Fatah movement said the UAE is "flouting its national, religious and humanitarian duties" toward the Palestinian cause.
Hanan Ashrawi, a member of the Palestinian Liberation Organization s (PLO) executive committee, said the UAE has "come out in the open on its secret dealings" with Israel.
"Israel got rewarded for not declaring openly what it’s been doing to Palestine illegally and persistently since the beginning of the occupation," she posted on Twitter.
