Israel to freeze handover of towns to Palestinians

Israeli Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz said today that he is freezing the handover of West Bank towns to Palestinian security control because the Palestinians have failed to honour their promise to disarm militants.

Wed, 04 May, 2005 - 16:28

Mofaz spoke during a meeting of Israel’s Security Cabinet, and his comments were reported by anonymous participants.

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