Israeli Army to Pull out of Palestinian Controlled Areas

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Israeli Army to Pull out of Palestinian Controlled Areas

The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has accepted a security plan advanced by Israel this week, Palestinian official sources confirmed Wednesday.

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The Palestinian National Authority (PNA) has accepted a security plan advanced by Israel this week, Palestinian official sources confirmed Wednesday.

The plan presented by Israeli Defense Minister Binyamin Ben Eliezer proposes a gradual pullout of the Israeli army from the Palestinian controlled areas in exchange for the PNA guarantee for security.

"The Palestinian leadership decided to accept the Israeli proposal to withdraw first from Gaza and Bethlehem," said a statement issued after Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat chaired a meeting of his cabinet at his office in the West Bank city of Ramallah.

The statement called upon the Israeli government to "completely withdraw from all the Palestinian towns and villages without any delay."

"This can be achieved on the basis of an Israeli withdrawal and by allowing the Palestinian security apparatus to carry all its security responsibilities according to the signed agreements between the two sides," said the statement.

The PNA has repeatedly urged Israel to stop military operations in seven Palestinian towns, end all closures and curfews and withdraw troops to the pre-intifada (uprising) areas in late September 2000.

The Israeli plan was offered to the Palestinian side during a meeting early this week between Ben Eliezer and Palestinian Interior Minister Abdel Razaq Al Yahya. However, Al Yahya informed Ben Eliezer the answer would be given after the PNA approval.

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