By NNN-KUNA
Gaza : Deposed Palestinian Prime Minister Ismail Haniya denied Friday holding any meetings between Hamas and Israel.
At a press conference in Gaza, Haniya questioned the validity of news reports claiming confidential meetings between Hamas and Israel, adding that the two sides have no connection whatsoever.
He did not mind holding meetings between Palestinian ministers and their Israeli counterparts to alleviate suffering of Palestinian citizens.
The claims were made by Palestinian National Authority (PNA) President Mahmoud Abbas who said that Hamas was holding meetings with Israeli officials in Gaza.
Referring to the meeting between Abbas and Israeli Premier Ehud Olmert, Haniya said such meetings should come to an end as they providing cover for Israeli brutalities against Palestinians.
He added that such meetings did not carry much value to him as they were only meant to hold next Fall’s US-sponsored peace forum to further normalize ties between Israel and Arab nations, especially Saudi Arabia.
He warned Arab nations against falling in the US trap, urging them all to focus efforts on alleviating Palestinian suffering caused by Israeli brutalities that would fail at making his people kneel or submit.