Israeli army says to ease West Bank restrictions
AFP
JERUSALEM- The Israeli military said Sunday it would implement a series of measures to ease restrictions on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.
The military said it had decided to open a road on which Palestinian traffic was currently banned, open a crossing near the city of Hebron to all Palestinians and remove some 60 additional roadblocks.
Israeli border policemen stand guard in Ras al-Amud in Arab east Jerusalem.
No reasons were given for the decision, but they come as Israel and the Palestinians have embarked on US-mediated indirect peace talks.
The military said it would also ease entry restrictions for tourists visiting the city Bethlehem.
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