Israel agreed to a Palestinian Authority request to allow the Palestinian police chief to travel from the Gaza Strip to the West Bank to attend the funeral of his father. Israel issued arrest warrants against Ghazi Jibali in 1997 for alleged involvement in planning terrorist attacks against Israelis.
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