Israel agrees to ease travel limits
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JERUSALEM -- Israel has agreed to lift travel restrictions in parts of the West Bank in coming weeks, Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas said yesterday, in what would be the strongest signal yet to Palestinians that a cease-fire with Israel is beginning to pay off.
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Israel has agreed to free 170 Palestinian prisoners, Israel Radio said on Sunday.
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THE Israeli army has lifted some of the travel restrictions imposed on residents of West Bank towns for the funeral of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat.
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Israel promised to ease conditions in the West Bank and Gaza so that Palestinians can vote for a successor to Yasir Arafat.
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Israel tightened its closure of the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip on Friday in response to cross-border rocket fire, preventing even U.N. humanitarian supplies from getting in, officials said.
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Israeli army officials said that they had stopped most search-and-arrest operations against Palestinian militants and were easing security restrictions in the West Bank and Gaza Strip to allow Palestinians greater freedom to vote Sunday for a new president.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel lifted its air blockade of Lebanon yesterday after eight weeks, but maintained its sea cordon after determining that not enough international forces had taken up position along the coast to enforce an arms embargo against the Shi'ite militia Hezbollah.
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Israeli President Moshe Katsav begins a four day trip to Austria in a sign of easing tensions between the two countries.
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Israeli PM Ariel Sharon and opposition leader Shimon Peres have agreed a compromise deal which paves the way for a new coalition government.
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Israeli leader tells lawmakers that his plan is the only way for the nation to be secure. JERUSALEM -- Israel gave Yasser Arafat permission Monday to leave his compound briefly to receive medical treatment
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Israel eased a blockade of Gaza imposed in retaliation for militant rocket attacks, allowing in some food and fuel Tuesday after the UN warned that international food aid to the impoverished territory may have to be suspended by the weekend
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Israel has agreed to let Egypt step up its military presence along its border with the Gaza Strip ahead of an Israeli withdrawal from the Palestinian territory set for next year.
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Israel and the Palestinians have reached an agreement on the handover of the West Bank town of Jericho to Palestinian control after resolving last-minute disputes over the removal of roadblocks and the size of the area from which troops will pull back, a Palestinian negotiator said.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel said it will lift its sea and air blockade of Lebanon on Thursday as it faced widespread international pressure more than three weeks after a cease-fire took effect, ending a bloody monthlong conflict with Hezbollah guerrillas.
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Israel could ease tough closures on Palestinian areas if Yasser Arafat dies so as to encourage the emergence of a moderate successor and a ceasefire by armed groups, political sources say.
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JERUSALEM -- Israel's government said yesterday that it would end its air and maritime blockade of Lebanon today to make way for an international force that is to deploy as part of a cease-fire that ended the 34-day conflict.
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Israel said Friday it was easing a  crushing offensive that has killed more than 100 Palestinians  since tanks rumbled into northern Gaza 16 days ago to stop  militants from launching cross-border rocket attacks.