Sunday, the Palestinian Authority and Israeli Occupation affirmed their commitment to all previous agreements between them, and to work on achieving just and lasting peace, according to a joint statement.

During a meeting between senior Jordanian, Egyptian, Israeli Occupation, Palestinian and American officials in Aqaba, the Israeli Occupation and Palestinian officials reaffirmed the need to commit to de-escalation on the ground and prevent further violence.

At the invitation of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, Jordanian, Egyptian, Israeli Occupation, Palestinian and U.S. Senior Officials met in Aqaba Sunday.

Following "comprehensive and frank discussions," the participants announced the following:

The two sides (Palestinian and Israeli Occupation) affirmed their commitment to all previous agreements between them, and to work towards just and lasting peace. They reaffirmed the necessity of committing to de-escalation on the ground and to prevent further violence.

The five parties recognize the importance of upholding unchanged the historic status quo at the holy sites in Jerusalem in word and practice, and emphasizes in this regard the Hashemite Custodianship/special role of Jordan.

The Government of the Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian National Authority confirmed their joint readiness and commitment to immediately work to end unilateral measures for a period of three to six months. This includes the Israeli Occupation's commitment to stop discussion of any new settlement units for four months and to stop authorization of any outposts for six months.

The five parties agreed to convene again in Sharm El Sheikh in March to achieve the goals listed above.

The participants also agreed to pursue confidence-building measures and strengthen mutual trust in order to address outstanding issues through direct dialogue. The two parties will work in good faith to assume responsibilities and to enhance mutual trust through this arrangement.

Jordan, Egypt and the United States consider these understandings as major progress towards re-establishing and deepening relations between the two sides, and commit to assisting and facilitating as appropriate their implementation.

The participants stressed the importance of the Aqaba meeting, the first of its kind in years. They agreed to continue meeting under this formula, maintain positive momentum and expand this agreement towards wider political process leading to just and lasting peace.

The participants thanked Jordan for organizing and hosting this meeting and for its efforts to ensure it produced positive results.

They also thanked Egypt for its support and essential role and active participation.

They also thanked the United States for its important role in efforts to reach understandings that led to this agreement today, emphasizing its indispensable role in efforts to prevent deterioration and find horizons for peace.