Palestinians and Israelis deny approach of reaching final status agreement

Palestinian and the Israeli officials denied a report by the French newspaper "Le Monde" that said the two sides reached detailed solutions concerning the main issues in the negotiations between them.

A high-ranking Palestinian official who wanted to stay anonymous said, "There is no sign of an agreement concerning the final settlement."

The spokesman of the Israeli prime minister denied the report of the newspaper in its issue today, adding that there is still obstinacy from the Palestinian negotiator.