Peace talks to go on, officials say
Israeli-Palestinian peace talks will proceed within days despite a shooting attack that killed eight students at a Jewish seminary, Israeli officials said.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because there had been no official announcement regarding the talks. The comments came hours after Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas called for Israel not to abandon peace efforts after a recent escalation of violence.
The attack in Jerusalem on Thursday and the continuing violence in the Gaza Strip and southern Israel have threatened to stall the U.S.-backed talks, which aim for a peace deal by the end of the year.
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