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October 15, 2008       Share:    

Source: http://haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1028415.html

Israel to Allow 700 Additional Armed PA Troops into Hebron

[Ha'aretz] Avi Issacharoff and Amos Harel - The PA is expected to deploy a battalion of security forces to the West Bank city of Hebron, Palestinian sources said Sunday, in a move to be coordinated with Israel. The armed battalion is the second unit of the Palestinian National Security Forces to undergo American training in Jordan. It has 650 to 700 soldiers and officers, and 150 vehicles. Samih al-Sifi, the commander of the security forces, said the deployment does not mean the PA is taking security responsibility for the Palestinian part of Hebron. He said Israel authorized the PA to restore order and security in the city. Some 600 to 700 Palestinian police currently patrol Hebron, and that number will be doubled.

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