Israel is due to withdraw troops from Bethlehem on Wednesday. The withdrawal from the West Bank city was agreed to Monday in a meeting between the Israeli coordinator for the West Bank and Gaza Strip, Maj.-Gen. Amos Gilad, and Palestinian Authority security chief Mohammed Dahlan.
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