By KUNA
Gaza : Palestinian forces will soon be deployed to Bethlehem south of the West Bank in addition to other major towns in the area after Israel granted its approval, the Israeli radio said on Wednesday.
“This approval came after Israel’s defense minister Ehud Barak on Tuesday said he would soon allow 600 foreign-trained Palestinian police to take up positions in the West Bank town of Jenin in a gesture aimed at helping the moderate Palestinian government restore law and order,” the radio quoted security sources as saying.
According to the radio, Israeli security sources said the deployment of Palestinian troops in Tulkaram and Nablus resulted in relative success, but they added that Israeli army forces will continue to freely work in these areas.
Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayadh will meet later on today with Barak to discuss the deployment of hundreds of Palestinian security forces in Jenin north of the West Bank.