The Israeli and Palestinian defense chiefs met to discuss Israeli troop withdrawals and the release of Palestinian prisoners. The meeting between Shaul Mofaz and Mohammed Dahlan took place in the Gaza Strip on Thursday night, after uncertainty about whether it would occur because of an ongoing crisis in the Palestinian leadership over Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas’ policies.
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