'If we lose hope, we lose the future,' Abbas says during meeting with Nitzan Horowitz, Isawi Frej; PA President invites all other coalition members to Ramallah

Regional Cooperation Minister Issawi Frej confirms he and Health Minister Nitzan Horowitz will sit down with Palestinian leader next week, plays down potential impact of meeting

TV report says PA chief seeking to talk politics with Nitzan Horowitz, Issawi Frej; Bennett's office says hasn't been asked to okay meetings

Issawi Frej, the regional cooperation minister, says he hopes to see ties grow; Saudi Arabia has previously said there will be no normalization without Israeli-Palestinian peace

Defense Minister Gantz hails ‘important step,’ which he says will boost the economies of both Israel and the Palestinian Authority

Sides agree that Israel will recognize PA vaccines and that Gazans entering Israel for treatment will be allowed to ferry through crossing via ambulance, instead of walking by foot

Meretz politician Issawi Frej hopes to end years of deadlock in ties, with Health Minister Horowitz, Environment Minister Zandberg meeting Palestinian counterparts in Jerusalem

Under deal, left-wing and Arab lawmakers in coalition will support deal, in exchange for granting of residency visas to 1,600 Palestinian families; vote expected Tuesday morning

Mansour Abbas refuses to confirm details of reported deal, but says a way will be found to 'maintain the coalition and solve the issue'; Ra'am no. 2 to reportedly vote against bill

Report says coalition's Islamist Ra'am party will abstain rather than vote against extending law, with some Palestinian spouses of Israelis getting residency instead of citizenship