'IDF removed most W. Bank roadblocks' In the past year Israel has dismantled most of the roadblocks and barriers in the West Bank, a senior officer in the IDF's central command said Tuesday.
"In most of the area Palestinian traffic is flowing and there is an improvement in the economy," he said, adding that the remaining roadblocks were "critical for security needs."
Israel Radio quoted the officer as saying that the IDF was still surveilling Fatah terror suspects who relinquished their weapons in exchange for an amnesty granted by the Israeli government. The officer said surveillance showed that many of them had indeed ceased terrorist activities even if most of them had not actually laid down their weapons.
Also according to the officer, Palestinian security forces were not targeting Hamas terror activists in the West Bank - as per Israel's request - but rather focusing solely on institutions such as charities and summer camps that are affiliated with the organization.
Meanwhile, a report cited by Israel Radio said Monday's meeting between Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas was "tense" due to a refusal on Olmert's part to draw up, ahead of the regional peace summit, a detailed timeframe for the resolution of the conflict .
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