Palestinians watch Israeli soldiers as they leave their house after
they occupied it for more than a year in the West Bank village of Salem
near Nablus March 17, 2002. Israel said on Sunday it was ready to pull
out of Palestinian-ruled areas, a key issue in efforts by U.S. envoy
Anthony Zinni to secure a truce, but only in return for Palestinian
security guarantees. REUTERS/Abed Omar Qusini

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