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| Israel-Palestine |
| Troops seal off West Bank town |
| 2002-02-19 |
| The Israeli Army yesterday sealed off the West Bank town of Jericho, Palestinian security officials said as four Israelis and two Palestinians were killed in two separate attacks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip yesterday. In Tel Aviv, Israeli minister without portfolio Danny Naveh told Israel Army radio Israel should reoccupy part of the territories under Palestinian control in order to prevent attacks by Palestinian groups. The Israeli minister said: âFor the first time I propose a partial re-occupation of Zone A territory, as well as much more far-reaching military operations against terrorism.â Meanwhile, the statement of Crown Prince Abdullah, deputy Premier and commander of the National Guard, was welcomed and backed by Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat and Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa. Crown Prince Abdullah had said in an interview to The New York Times that the Kingdom would consider normalizing relations with Israel and swaying the Arab League to do the same if Israel carried out a full withdrawal from the occupied Arab territories. |
| Posted by:Fred |