RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories (AFP) – Israeli and Palestinian negotiators met secretly in Jerusalem on Tuesday, a senior Palestinian official said, a week after U.S.-brokered peace talks were relaunched in the Holy City.

“A meeting was held today between the Palestinian delegation, headed by Saeb Erakat and Mohammad Shtayyeh, and the Israeli delegation of Tzipi Livni and Yitzhak Molcho,” the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.