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Article: Pullback-West Bank
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- March 2, 1997
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Israel is not expected to meet the deadline set in the Hebron
agreement for carrying out the first phase of the further Israeli
army redeployment in the West Bank, Israel Radio reported this
evening.
According to the Hebron Agreement signed between Israel and the
Palestinians, the redeployment is scheduled to be completed by this
Friday, while the Israeli government will hold a meeting to discuss
the matter only on this Thursday.
Cabinet Secretary Danny Nevah told Israel Radio that the Israeli
government "does not want to put off the implementation of the
further troop redeployment."
He said the extent will be decided by security considerations for
the Jewish settlements in the West Bank. ...