US Warns Israel Over Talks Failure

{{President Barack Obama has warned Israel of “international fallout” if it does not endorse a US framework for a peace deal with the Palestinians.}}

Ahead of talks at the White House, Mr Obama told the Bloomberg news agency that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu needed to “seize the moment”.

But Mr Netanyahu reacted defiantly, vowing: “I won’t give in to pressure.”

There has been little sign of progress from the direct talks that resumed in July after a three-year hiatus.

At the time, Washington said it sought to achieve a deal on a solution to the decades-old conflict by 29 April, but officials say a framework accord on core issues would enable negotiations to continue beyond that date.

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