Checkpoint row stalls West Bank pull-out plan

A PLANNED Israeli army pullback from cities in the occupied West Bank stalled yesterday when talks to turn over Jericho to Palestinian control broke down in a persisting dispute over army checkpoints.

Checkpoint row stalls West Bank pull-out plan

But an Israeli security source said there would be another meeting “to try to reach an understanding.”

The military redeployment, under which Palestinians would impose security to prevent militant attacks in exchange for an end to economically crippling encirclement by Israel, is key to reviving peace moves following a ceasefire summit on February 8.

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