Speaking from Paris this morning, Defense Minister Binyamin Ben-Eliezer told Army Radio that he plans to withdraw IDF forces from Hevron by the end of the week, security permitting. The move would come as part of the new "Judea First" plan introduced by Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. An extension of the failed "Gaza and Bethlehem First" plan, "Judea First" calls for the transfer of security control throughout Judea to the PA's security establishment. Ben-Eliezer said that government officials have already notified Palestinian Authority representatives about the intended Hevron withdrawal. Arutz-7’s Knesset correspondent Haggai Seri notes that while Prime Minister Sharon expressed his opposition to the "Judea First" plan during the Cabinet meeting on Sunday, he did not overrule its implementation.