Some restrictions on Palestinians' daily lives to be lifted for Ramadan
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preparing">preparing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lift">lift</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="restrictions">restrictions</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="reopening">reopening</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="Army">Army</span> <span word="Radio">Radio</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="appears">appears</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="negotiations">negotiations</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="determined">determined</span>," <span word="it">it</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p>"<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="light">light</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="assessments">assessments</span>, <span word="two">two</span> <span word="roads">roads</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="territories">territories</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="shortly">shortly</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="opened">opened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span>; <span word="one">one</span> <span word="north">north</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ramallah">Ramallah</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Beit">Beit</span> <span word="Haggai">Haggai</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="added">added</span>, <span word="referring">referring</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="settlement">settlement</span> <span word="near">near</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="southern">southern</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hebron">Hebron</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="radio">radio</span> <span word="quoted">quoted</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="military">military</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="plans">plans</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gesture">gesture</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Muslim">Muslim</span> <span word="fasting">fasting</span> <span word="month">month</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ramadan">Ramadan</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="linked">linked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="office">office</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="immediately">immediately</span> <span word="reply">reply</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="AFP">AFP</span> <span word="request">request</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="comment">comment</span>.</p><p><span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Mahmoud">Mahmoud</span> <span word="Abbas">Abbas</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="scheduled">scheduled</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="meet">meet</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span> <span word="Liberation">Liberation</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Ramallah">Ramallah</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="brief">brief</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="meetings">meetings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Jordan">Jordan</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="State">State</span> <span word="John">John</span> <span word="Kerry">Kerry</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Palestinian">Palestinian</span> <span word="official">official</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Kerry">Kerry</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Wednesday">Wednesday</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="efforts">efforts</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="encourage">encourage</span> <span word="diplomacy">diplomacy</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="six">six</span> <span word="visits">visits</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="bearing">bearing</span> <span word="fruit">fruit</span>, <span word="narrowing">narrowing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Palestine">Palestine</span>.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="Israeli">Israeli</span> <span word="Prime">Prime</span> <span word="Minister">Minister</span> <span word="Benjamin">Benjamin</span> <span word="Netanyahu">Netanyahu</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="spokesman">spokesman</span> <span word="denied">denied</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Thursday">Thursday</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="agreed">agreed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formula">formula</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="talks">talks</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Palestinians">Palestinians</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="said">said</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="renew">renew</span> <span word="peace">peace</span> <span word="talks">talks</span>, <span word="stalled">stalled</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="almost">almost</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="years">years</span>, <span word="until">until</span> <span word="Israel">Israel</span> <span word="agrees">agrees</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="baseline">baseline</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="borders">borders</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="existed">existed</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1967 <span word="Middle">Middle</span> <span word="East">East</span> <span word="war">war</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="occupied">occupied</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gaza">Gaza</span> <span word="Strip">Strip</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="West">West</span> <span word="Bank">Bank</span>.</p>
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