Palestinians say Sudan-Israel normalisation agreement "new stab in the back" for them

Hamas spokesperson said Sudan’s move was a step in the “wrong direction.

JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian Liberation Organization official described Sudan s decision to take steps to normalise relations with Israel as a "new stab in the back" for the Palestinians.

“Sudan’s joining others who normalised ties with the state of the Israeli occupation represents a new stab in the back of the Palestinian people and a betrayal of the just Palestinian cause,” said Wasel Abu Youssef, a member of the Palestine Liberation Organization.

Speaking in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank Abu Youssef, a member of the PLO s Executive Committee, said the African state s decision to follow Gulf Arab states the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain “will not shake the Palestinians’ faith in their cause and in continuing their struggle.”

In Gaza, Fawzi Barhoum, a spokesman of the Islamist group Hamas, a traditional ally of Sudan, told Reuters Sudan’s move was a step in the “wrong direction.”