Israel transferred additional civilian responsibilities to the Palestinian Authority in an area near the West Bank town of Ramallah. The move comes as part of the further Israeli redeployment called for in the Wye accord. Under the redeployment, the Palestinians assume full control in some additional West Bank areas, and shared control with Israel in others.
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