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Israel removes 50 West Bank roadblocks
Fifty dirt mounds serving as roadblocks in the West Bank have been removed, Israel said on Thursday.
- Agencies
- Published: 13:42 April 3, 2008
Occupied Jerusalem: Fifty dirt mounds serving as roadblocks in the West Bank have been removed, Israel said on Thursday.
Israel said the removal of the roadblocks fulfils a promise made to US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice during her recent tour.
Earlier calls to remove the blockades have been rejected by Israel because of security reasons, a decision that Palestinians have said hurts their economy.
Israel announced it would remove 50 "dirt roadblocks" on Sunday, following talks with Rice.
An army spokeswoman and a defence official said the obstacles had been dismantled.
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