margot dudkevitch, THE JERUSALEM POST  Jun. 23, 2005

Defense Minister Shaul Mofaz on Thursday ordered the army to prepare to handover additional West Bank cities to Palestinian Authority security control next week.
According to Mofaz, the security establishment should be prepared to hand over Bethlehem next week, followed by Kalkilya the week after.
At a meeting to asses the situation at his Tel Aviv headquarters this afternoon, Mofaz stressed the need for the Palestinians to disarm all fugitives and ensure they sign a pledge to refrain from terrorist activities.
Mofaz also instructed the army and defense establishment to make the necessary preparations to demolish settlers houses in the Gaza Strip once they are evacuated in the upcoming disengagement. He noted that the Palestinians would be responsible for removing the wreckage from the area.

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