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PA to Deploy New Forces in Hebron to Push Back Hamas
[Ynet News] Ali Waked - Israel is backing a PA bid to reassert control over Hebron, a senior Palestinian defense official told Ynet on Monday. He said Israel has authorized the deployment of 250 armed members of the Presidential Guard and an identical number of police officers. The PA is hoping to add another 500 troops from the national force. Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad has pointed to Hebron as the West Bank city most likely to fall into Hamas' grip.