ISRAEL WILLING TO STOP HUNTING FATAH TERRORISTS AND FREE OTHERS

Report: Israel willing to stop hunting Fatah fugitives (JPost)
Israel would be ready to cease arrest raids on Fatah-affiliated fugitives in the West Bank if they proved that they were ready to stop all terror activity against the Jewish state, Israel Radio quoted a report by Ma'an, a Palestinian news agency.

Reportedly, Israel had set up a list of 178 Palestinian fugitives from the West Bank, and decided that if they proved that they had ceased terrorist activity, they would no longer be sought by Israeli security forces. Al Aksa Martyrs' Brigades Jenin chief Zakahriya Zbeidi was reportedly one of the names on the list.

According to the report, the fugitives would be asked to remain one week in one of the bases belonging to the Palestinian Authority's security forces, and then stay an additional three months within the confines of the territories designated "A territories" under the Oslo accords.

If they would not participate in any terror-related activities they would be able to travel throughout the West Bank without fearing arrest, as well as travel abroad, Ma'an reported.

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