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Palestinian forces deployed in Jenin

By Mary Rizzo • May 4th, 2008 • Category: Israel, Newswire, Palestine

By Ernesto Paramo
A 500-strong force made up of Palestinian national security forces and Presidential Guards has begun deploying in the West Bank city of Jenin for a “law-and-order campaign”. This force will join the 150 men already there preparing the ground. The operation has been ordered by Mahmoud Abbas trying to demonstrate to Israel and [...]

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