(RIA Novosti-Russia) Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip and the northern West Bank has provided the Palestinian Authority with an opportunity to rebuild itself as a nation state, Russian analyst Alexander Konovalov, president of the Institute of Strategic Analysis, said Monday. However, "If the Gaza Strip becomes a source of new terrorist attacks on Israeli soil, Israel will retaliate." He warned that if provoked, Israel could send troops back into the abandoned Gaza territories in a matter of hours.
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