(Reuters) The Middle East "Quartet" mediating group of major powers has prepared a draft "action plan" for Israel's withdrawal from the Gaza Strip, including proposals on overhauling Palestinian security forces and providing financial backing. The document calls for giving the Palestinian prime minister - rather than Arafat - the "authority and structures" to direct and implement political and economic reforms in Gaza. Under the plan, the PA would receive budget support from a World Bank trust fund "upon accomplishment of key reform benchmarks."
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