RAMALLAH, Oct. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Palestinian senior official has accused Israel of deceiving the whole world by its Gaza withdrawal plan.

    Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's top aide Nabil Abu Rudeineh told a press conference in the West Bank city of Ramallah on Monday evening that what happens inside the Israeli Knesset (parliament)and the government about the intended withdrawal from the Gaza Strip is a gambit to deceive the world.

    "If Israel was serious of its withdrawal, it would pull out from the Gaza Strip as it did in southern Lebanon," said Abu Rudeineh. He added that "what happened in the southern Gaza Strip city of Khan Younis are continuous Israeli massacres to put obstacles before any international and Arab peace effort."

    He called on Palestinians and the Arab world to unite to face the Israeli gambits, adding that "the Israeli government is not only attacking the Palestinian security, but also the Arab's security too." Enditem