Some 400 border police have completed a six-month training course and will join a new unit being formed to help the Israel Defense Force in the West Bank.
The unit was created as part of the plans for the IDF redeployment from the territories, Israel Radio reported.
Their headquarters will be set up in Tulkarm.
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