U.S. Middle East envoy Dennis Ross is returning to the region next week to advance the long-paralyzed Israeli-Palestinian negotiations, the White House said. The planned trip comes amid conflicting statements from the two sides over whether progress has been made in the talks. Palestinian officials are disputing Israeli claims that an agreement is near.
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