Deadlock delays handover of second West Bank town to Palestinian security

  • 12/15/2022
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Tulkarem, West Bank, March 21, SPA -- Israeli and Palestiniancommanders were trying to iron out the last disputes overthe handover of a second West Bank town to Palestiniansecurity control. Israeli officials doubted whether the town of Tulkaremwould revert to Palestinian control on Monday, asoriginally planned, after a meeting of security commanderson Sunday evening broke up in disagreement. Talks were toresume on Monday. Similar disputes held up the transfer of the isolateddesert oasis of Jericho last week. A temporary compromisesolved that, but similar disputes appeared in talks aboutTulkarem, in a much more sensitive location on theIsrael-West Bank line.--SPA1137 Local Time 0837 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/248354

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