The US criticizes Israel over keeping forces in Palestinian cities

The US has criticized Israel's decision to keep the Israeli occupation forces in the Palestinian cities and renewed its call to Israel to pull out its forces from all parts of the West Bank.

The spokesman for the US State Department said on Monday evening that the Palestinian authority considers trying Palestinians -- wanted by Israel under the charges of killing the former Israeli minister of tourism Rahbaam Zeafi -- as its own obligation (under signed agreements) and refuses to hand them over to Israel, noting that the two Israeli and Palestinian sides have to find out a settlement for this matter.