US, Britain commitedto tough security measures on the 6 Palestinians accused of killing Zeifi
Palestine-USA, Politics, 5/3/2002

The US and Britain stressed their commitment to impose very tight security measures on six Palestinians who will be jailed in a prison inside the Palestinian territories, according to an agreement approved by both Israel and the Palestinian Authority.

The Israeli Hebrew language radio said that the secretary general of the People's Front For the Liberation of Palestine Ahmad al-Sadaat, and Maj. Gen. Fouad al- Shawbaki of the Palestinian Authority as well as four Palestinians, accused of killing the Palestinian minister of tourism Rahbaam Zeifi are the prisoners the agreement was made concerning them.

The radio said that the two said countries gave guarantees to Israel to this affect. They stressed that American and British troops will continuously guard the prison.

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