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Israel to Ease Closure on Territories

(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel and Arnon Regular - Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz will announce Tuesday that the tight closure on the territories will be relaxed in several areas. Several thousand Palestinian workers will be allowed to enter Israel, some of the activities in the industrial zones along the "green line" will be renewed, and restrictions on the transport of goods between Israel and the territories will be eased. The Shin Bet remains strongly opposed to easing any of the restrictions currently in place, arguing that the local terror networks are regrouping and planning attacks against Israeli targets on both sides of the "green line." In response to the Netzarim attack, IDF troops entered the adjacent A-Zahra neighborhood and demolished three uninhabited, high-rise buildings, as well as a Palestinian police station. Colonel Yoel Strick said Sunday that the buildings served as a lookout for terrorist organizations, which collected information on IDF movements in Netzarim. He added that the perpetrators of the Netzarim infiltration hid out in the buildings before the attack and one of them took refuge in the police station that was demolished.
2003-10-27 00:00:00
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