Israel plans to hand Jericho and Tulkarm over to Palestinian Authority control in the coming days. The decision was reached Tuesday in talks between Israeli Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz and Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas on restarting goodwill gestures that had been suspended after the Feb. 25 suicide bombing in Tel Aviv.
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