PM Netanyahu's Comments on the Agreement between Fatah and Hamas
(Communicated by the Prime Minister's Media Adviser)

Following are Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's comments on the agreement
between Fatah and Hamas:

"I said this morning that Abu Mazen needs to choose between peace with
Israel and an agreement with Hamas, a murderous terrorist organization that
calls for the destruction of the State of Israel and which both the United
States and the European Union define as a terrorist organization.

This evening, as talks are still ongoing about extending the negotiations,
Abu Mazen has chosen Hamas and not peace.

Whoever chooses Hamas does not want peace."