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Article: Palestinian Police Begin Redeployment in Gaza Strip, West Bank
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- Xinhua News Agency
- Article date:
- December 19, 2001
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Palestinian police and security forces on Wednesday began to
redeploy in the Gaza Strip and West Bank, Palestinian security
officials said.
The officials said that the move represented the Palestinian
side's commitment to a ceasefire call made by Palestinian leader
Yasser Arafat in a speech on Sunday.
They also reiterated that they are against Palestinian
militantswho turn a deaf ear to the ceasefire call.
Palestinian eyewitnesses said that they saw more Palestinian
police and security forces redeploying in areas near Jewish
settlements and Israeli army bases and installations in the West
bank and Gaza Strip.
Senior Israeli army sources said that Israel is prepared to
easeits military ...