Gaza City: The rival Hamas and Fatah movements completed an agreement on Tuesday over a plan that implicitly recognises Israel, ending weeks of acrimonious negotiations.
However, the deal was overshadowed by a crisis over the abduction of an Israeli soldier who is being held by Palestinian militants.
"We have an agreement over the document," said Ibrahim Abu Naja, who coordinated the "national dialogue" over the proposal.
He said negotiators would present the document to President Mahmoud Abbas, who leads Fatah, and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh of Hamas.
"There is no complicated issue left because everyone signed and everyone approved the document," he said.
Abbas has been trying to get Hamas rivals to endorse the document, which was formulated by senior Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
He has endorsed the plan as a way to end crippling economic sanctions against the Hamas-led Palestinian Government and pave the way to reopening peace talks.
The plan calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel and accepts a 2002 proposal endorsed by the Arab League, which offered the possibility of full diplomatic relations with Israel.
The plan also calls on militants to limit attacks to areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mid-East War and calls on the parties to work toward forming a Palestinian unity Government.
The agreement also was marred by opposition to the deal by Islamic Jihad, a small militant group that has carried out numerous attacks against Israel.
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