Israeli withdrawal from Nablus will be difficult because of Hamas strength.

From: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune NewsService) | Date: August 20, 2002 | Copyright information

Byline: Sudarsan Raghavan

NABLUS, West Bank _ The real test of the new cease-fire deal between Israelis and Palestinians will come in cities such as this one, a stronghold of the militant Islamic group Hamas.

Israeli troops have already pulled out of Bethlehem as part of a plan in which Palestinian security forces vowed to rein in militants. If the cease-fire holds, Israel has promised to withdraw troops from other cities such as Nablus, about 40 miles north o...

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