(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel and Arnon Regular - The IDF said Tuesday it had pulled back to the outskirts of Bethlehem, and that there would be no troops in the city during Christmas week as long as intelligence information did not indicate planned attacks against Israeli citizens. Israeli Arabs and West Bank Christians with security permits will be allowed into Bethlehem, as well as foreign tourists and pilgrims. Troops entered Bethlehem a month ago after a man from the area carried out a suicide bombing on a Jerusalem bus that killed 11 people, weeks after troops pulled back to ease conditions in Bethlehem.
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