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Israel and the Palestinians have reached an agreement which establishes the basis for resuming peace talks, US Secretary of State John Kerry has announced.
Mr Kerry is in Jordan, where he has been meeting with both sides.
He gave no details of the agreement, but said both sides would hold initial talks in Washington next week.
The last round of direct talks broke down two years ago over the issue of Israeli settlements.
Mr Kerry told reporters in Amman that the parties had "reached an agreement that establishes a basis for resuming direct final status negotiations between the Palestinians and the Israelis."
"This is a significant and welcome step forward," he said, but stressed that it was still "in the process of being formalised".
Chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat and his Israeli counterpart Tzipi Livni will travel to Washington next week.
Mr Kerry said any details of the agreement which might be reported were "conjecture" and stressed that "the best way to give these negotiations a chance is to keep them private".
He also thanked the Arab League, which on Thursday gave its backing to his plan for resumed talks, saying this had made an "important difference".
In recent months, John Kerry has paid six visits to the Middle East in an effort to restart talks between Israel and the Palestinians.
He has said that time is running out for a two-state solution to their decades-old conflict.
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