(Updated Sunday 10:15AM) IDF forces completed a redeployment of its troops from most of the PLO-controlled neighborhoods in Hevron over the weekend. The troops have taken up positions in the Israeli controlled sections of the town and on city's outskirts. The IDF spokeswoman says that soldiers will remain in the Abu-Sneineh and Harat a-Sheikh neighborhoods to prevent gunmen from firing towards the Jewish neighborhoods below.
In reaction to the withdrawal, Herut Party Chairman Michael Kleiner says that, "The government is following a policy of maximum errors in minimum time." According to Kleiner, each time the IDF leaves Area A (Palestinian security and civil controlled areas) it costs Isra
In reaction to the withdrawal, Herut Party Chairman Michael Kleiner says that, "The government is following a policy of maximum errors in minimum time." According to Kleiner, each time the IDF leaves Area A (Palestinian security and civil controlled areas) it costs Isra