Palestinian terror group Hamas has agreed to stop carrying out violent terror attacks in Judea and Samaria as part of a unity deal between Hamas and Palestinian Authority (PA) ruling faction Fatah, according to the Arabic London-based paper Asharq Al-Awsat.

The reconciliation deal, signed by the PA and Fatah in Egypt on Thursday, stipulates that Hamas halt terror activity against Jews in the ‘West Bank’ so as to avoid sparking confrontations with Israel which could jeopardize diplomatic relations.

In exchange, Hamas will have an equal voice with the PA in making decisions related to Palestinian-Israeli peace negotiations or declarations of war, Asharq Al-Awsat reported.

While PA President Mahmoud Abbas had previously vowed that no unity deal would be reached without a full disarming of Hamas’s military, no such agreement was included in the deal signed Thursday.

Hamas militants have planned and carried out dozens of terror attacks against Jews and Israelis in Judea and Samaria, while on occasion Palestinian Authority security forces have worked with Israeli authorities to uncover and thwart terror plots.

According to the terms of the agreement, the Palestinian Authority will take over governance of the Gaza enclave on December 1.