Hamas chief rejects U.S. Mideast peace plan

Hamas movement chief Ismail Haniyeh called Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas ahead of the U.S. announcement of its Middle East peace plan.

The sides stressed the importance of confronting the U.S Middle East peace plan, calling for unity in order to topple the deal, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported.

Haniyeh told Abbas that his movement rejects the plan, highlighting that the Palestinians should be united to protect their national rights.

Earlier, U.S. President Donald Trump announced the "deal of the century" - a plan for Middle Eastern settlement on the basis of the two-state solution. Special attention is focused on the status of Jerusalem, border issues, security guarantees, a free trade zone, prisoners and refugees, and the rules for further negotiations. However Jerusalem “will remain the capital of Israel, according to the plan.