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Israeli ministers approved a series of economic measures for Palestinians on Sunday, meant as a package of goodwill gestures ahead of US President Donald Trump's visit to the region this week. Other measures approved were the opening of the Allenby Bridge crossing between the West Bank and Jordan 24 hours a day and development of West Bank industrial zones near Jenin and Tarkumiya (west of Hebron). The package is meant to help Trump's big to jump start peace talks with the Palestinians, moribund since US-brokered negotiations fell apart in 2014. However, the Palestinians have said they seek an Israeli freeze on settlement building before coming to the table. Trump and senior White House aides arrived in Saudi Arabia on Saturday on the first leg of his trip to the Middle East.
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