RAMALLAH, July 10, 2017 (WAFA) – President Mahmoud Abbas’ meeting with his Egyptian counterpart Abdul Fattah el-Sisi in Cairo hit the front page headlines in local Palestinian dailies on Monday.

Al-Quds reported Abbas and Sisi stressing Israeli settlement construction was a major obstacle to achieving regional security and stability.

Al-Ayyam quoted “well-informed” Palestinian sources expressing their profound satisfaction with the outcome of Abbas-Sisi summit.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida reported Abbas stating Palestine stands with Egypt in its fight to eradicate terrorism and its funders.

Sisi was reported in al-Ayyam stressing the priority attached to the Palestinian question and in al-Hayat al-Jadida stating solving the Palestinian question was a fundamental pillar to restoring regional security and stability.

Abbas was also reported in al-Ayyam threatening Hamas leaders with financial penalties if they remain adamant on entrenching the intra-Palestinian division.

The dailies also reported Israeli Jewish settlers and archeology students forced their way into East Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque compound.

Moreover, al-Ayyam said an Israeli military court charged Palestinian advocate of non-violent resistance and founder of Youth Against Settlement Issa Amro with 18 counts, some dating back to 2010.

Protesting a recent UNESCO’s resolution to inscribe Hebron’s Old City and Ibrahimi mosque on the World Heritage in Danger list, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave the green light for the construction of a 6-floor settler building in the East Jerusalem neighborhood of Silwan.

In addition, al-Ayyam and al-Hayat al-Jadida said Israeli ministers expressed their opposition to striking a prisoners’ exchange deal between Israel and Hamas.

They also reported Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman denying reports about a breakthrough in the talks.

Al-Hayat al-Jadida said an Israeli settler ran over a Palestinian woman at the entrance of al-Arroub refugee camp.

It added Israeli forces delivered stop-construction notices for a nature reserve to the south of Nablus.

It also reported director of the petroleum authority, Fouad Shobaki, stating the ongoing power crisis in the besieged Gaza Strip could be solved if Hamas, the de facto authority in Gaza, transfers the taxes it collects on fuel entering Gaza to the Palestinian Authority.

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