Israel to start withdrawal from the West Bank in October

The Israeli government will start withdrawal from the West Bank according to the Wye River accord on October 1.

This is the first time since Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak took office that he has committed himself to a timetable.

The decision comes in the middle of a crisis between the Israelis and the Palestinians regarding when the Wye River accord will be applied.

Israeli television and Israeli Army Radio said today that that Barak informed the Cabinet during its meeting yesterday that implementation of the Wye River accord will take place in October and that the redeployment operation in the West Bank according to this accord will be implemented on October 1.