Fayyad threatens to withdraw Palestinian security forces in protest of Israeli incursions

Palestinian caretaker Prime Minister Salam Fayyad threatened on Tuesday to withdraw the Palestinian Authority's (PA) security forces from Palestinian cities if Israel continues its military incursions in areas of PA control. Fayyad said at a press conference with members of the Palestinian Legislative Council in Ramallah that the PA may give up on its plan to reassert control in West Bank towns in protest of Israeli infringement on its authority. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas had made the threat earlier on Tuesday in remarks carried on the Palestinian official news agency WAFA. "We have security responsibilities in the Palestinian areas, especially Area A, and Israel continues to interfere in the Palestinian Authority. They increased their attacks in these areas, especially in Nablus," Fayyad said. Israel has invaded... [read full story]