Scoop: Blinken pressed Abbas to accept and implement a U.S. security plan aimed at reestablishing Palestinian Authority control over the cities of Jenin and Nablus, U.S. and Israeli officials said.
effectively losing control in Jenin
The two cities have seen ramped-up Israeli military raids over the last year. Many of the Palestinians who have carried out recent attacks against Israeli soldiers and settlers, as well as citizens inside Israel, have come from these two cities. According to the U.S. and Israeli officials, Fenzel’s plan lays out how the Palestinian security forces can regain control over the northern West Bank, mainly in Jenin but also in Nablus.
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