Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas' Fatah movement on Sunday questioned Israel's seriousness regarding a ceasefire agreement that Egypt seeks to broker.
The Israeli policies of "killing and destruction discard all the calmness initiatives as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas speaks about the Palestinians' intention to stick to a comprehensive, mutual and simultaneous calmness," Fatah said in a statement sent to the media.
Egypt has been leading efforts to broker a ceasefire deal between armed Palestinian groups, led by Hamas, and Israel. Hamas has decided on the ceasefire and awaits Israeli responses to its vision.
Meanwhile, Fatah referred to the numerous meetings that President Abbas held with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, praising the Egyptian role which supports the Palestinian people and Egypt's efforts to lift the siege on the Palestinian people.
The statement also called on the American Administration, the Quartet, the UN and the Security Council to intervene and stop the Israeli aggressions on the Palestinian people and to stop the double-standard policy in dealing with the Palestinian cause.