US Secretary of State John Kerry (C) looks on as chief Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erakat (L) and Israel's Justice Minister Tzipi Livni shake hands after speaking at the State Department in Washington on July 30, 2013.
"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.