(VOVworld) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and the Hamas have reportedly agreed on a three-stage plan that would create an independent Palestinian state, first of all calling on the US to come up with defined borders that Israel would agree with.

Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas (L) and political bureau head of Hamas, Khaled Meshaal (Photo: AFP)

According to the initiative, the US serving as a mediator in negotiations will be given a four month deadline to reach an agreement with Israel and demarcate the map. If the two parties agree, immediate negotiations, governed by a deadline, will begin. During the talks Israel will be asked to provide a map of its borders.

If the US or Israel object to such proposal, the next phase of the plan would be to seek international recognition via the Arab League in the UN Security Council, in order to request the evacuation of Israel from Palestinian territory within a specific and defined period of time.