| March 2013 |
President Obama in Jerusalem announced that US Secretary of State John Kerry would launch a fresh peace initiative. |
| July 2013 |
Negotiators from Israel and Palestine met in Washington to launch a US-mediated peace process with a 9-month deadline for 'final status negotiations'. |
| August 2013 |
Negotiations began in Jerusalem, led by Tzipi Livni for Israel and Saeb Erekat for Palestine. |
| January 2014 |
Kerry modified his aim, from a final deal to a 'framework agreement', to meet the same 9-month deadline, but permitting talks to conyinue beyond the deadline. |
| 29 March 2014 |
Israel failed to release a fourth tranche of Palestinian prisoners, insisting it would do so only if Abbas agreed to extend the talks. |
| 1 April 2014 |
In retaliation, Abbas signed Palestine up to 15 international treaties, in breach of earlier undertakings. |
| 23 April 2014 |
Fatah and Hamas concluded the Gaza Agreement. |
| 24 April 2014 |
Israel suspended negotiations.
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