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Israel Seeks Return of PA Forces to Gaza, Dismantling of Hamas Military Arm
(Ha'aretz) Barak Ravid - The Israel Foreign Ministry has called on countries abroad to present Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas with a series of security demands to assert his control over Gaza and take security responsibility for what happens there. These include: 1) Dismantling Hamas' military arm - the al-Qassam Brigades - and having the Palestinian Authority assume oversight of its people and arms. 2) A complete halt to the manufacturing and smuggling of arms into Gaza, and missile fire at Israel. 3) Renewed deployment of the PA security forces throughout Gaza, and at the border crossings with Israel and Egypt. "Abbas must prove that the Palestinian government's disavowal of terror - part of its acceptance of the Quartet's conditions - is being implemented throughout the area over which the government purports to apply its sovereignty, including the Gaza Strip." "Abbas will also be tested on his ability to prevent violent operations - including so-called 'popular resistance' in the West Bank."