Israel is reportedly considering redeploying troops from 12 percent of the West Bank. Israel’s Defense Ministry denied the report. Israel has been under pressure from the United States to increase its offer before Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s scheduled meeting next week with U.S. Secretary of State Madeleine Albright.
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