Israel froze its handover of West Bank cities to the Palestinians. Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz told the Israeli Cabinet on Tuesday that Israel would not hand over any more cities to the Palestinians unless the Palestinian Authority disarms terrorists in cities placed under its control. Earlier this year, Israel agreed to hand over five Palestinian cities, and so far has transferred two, Jericho and Tulkarm. Once they received control of those cities, however, the Palestinians said they would not implement their security pledges.
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