The rival Hamas and Fatah movements have completed an agreement over a plan that implicitly recognizes Israel.
The agreement has ended weeks of acrimonious negotiations.
Negotiators who participated in the "national dialogue" are to present the document to President Mahmoud Abbas and Prime Minister Ismail Haniyeh.
Fatah and Hamas officials have praised the agreement and say it is an historic moment in Palestinian history.
 "We are happy that we have reached a full agreement about the national dialogue and we (can) announce this to the Palestinian people, the details of this document will be announced in a news conference later on."
However, the Islamic Jihad says they reject some of the articles in the document and has reservations about others.
Meanwhile, Israeli President Moshe Katzav labeled the document "worthless."
"The prisoners document is worthless to us. It is much less than Palestinian leaders like (Yasser) Arafat and Abu Mazen (Mahmoud Abbas) could do before. I think it is ridiculous that murderers of women and children who are sitting in Israeli jails can set up a political move. "
President Abbas has been trying to persuade Hamas rivals to endorse the document, which was formulated by senior Palestinian prisoners held by Israel.
He has endorsed the plan as a way to end crippling economic sanctions against the Hamas-led government and pave the way to reopening peace talks.
The plan calls for a Palestinian state alongside Israel and accepts a 2002 proposal endorsed by the Arab League, which offered the possibility of full diplomatic relations with Israel.
The plan also calls on militants to limit attacks to areas captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast War and calls on the parties to work toward forming a Palestinian unity government.
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