Settlers from nearby Shvut Rachel also began restoring 200 homes after the civil administration legalized the outpost, Ghassan Daghlas, a Palestinian Authority official who monitors settlement activities in the northern West Bank, said.

Erekat told Palestine radio that Israel had chosen settlements over peace.

Izzat al-Rishq said that the movement has agreed on the principles of the agreement signed between Hamas chief Khalid Mashaal and President Abbas in Qatar.

Mashaal met with Abbas and the Egyptian intelligence chief on Wednesday to discuss ways to implement the Doha agreement.

Marwan Ahmad al-Soufi, Abdullah Muhammad al-Soufi, Ashraf al-Soufi, Muhammad Abu Athra, and Saddam Abu Athra were named as those arrested, Ma'an's correspondent said.

An Israeli army spokesman had no reports of the arrests in Gaza, but said that 6 people had been detained in the West Bank overnight Tuesday.

Abdul Nasser al-Arjami told Ma'an that many bakeries will have to close down in the next few days due to the current fuel crisis.

The Gazan ministry of economy provided enough fuel to bakeries to last for five days, al-Arjami said, with establishments now purchasing fuel on the black market.

Ashrawi made the comments during a Wednesday meeting with EU special envoy to the peace process Andreas Reinicke in Ramallah.

"The Israeli government is still able to create facts on the ground due to the inability of Europe and the United States to hold Israel accountable for violating the global rule of law.

Land owners told Ma'an they found the orders in their fields, dated Feb. 21. The orders said that the family had illegally obtained the land and must leave the property within 45 days.

Asked about accusations that he threatened employees at the energy authority in Gaza, Kittana said, “I refuse to comment on this as we have reached an impermissible point. I was afraid of politicization of this issue.

Selected independent figures will join the meeting, which is dedicated to discussing the latest political developments and the ongoing efforts toward Palestinian reconciliation.

Coordinator of a local coalition Youths Against Settlements in Hebron Issa Amr told Ma’an that the settlers have been trying to build the outpost since 2007 as an expansion to the nearby Kiryat Arba and Kharsina settlements.