RAMALLAH, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) resumed the security coordination in the West Bank with Israel, Palestinian Police Chief General Hazem Attallah announced on Wednesday.
Attallah told foreign press reporters in Ramallah that security coordination between the PNA and Israel had been resumed two weeks ago. Security coordination between the PNA and Israel was severed in July.
"All are now coordinating, and this means that everything is back to before July 14," said General Attallah, referring to the Palestinian leadership's decision to severe security coordination with Israel on that date.
Security coordination with Israel was severed in accordance to a decision made by Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in protest to preventing Palestinian Muslim worshippers from praying at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
"Security coordination is full now and things are back to normal," said Attallah, elaborating that coordination is in civil affairs has never been severed.
