Netanyahu said to rebuff IDF pitch to arm PA, release prisoners
Source: Times of Israel
Source close to PM says government will not implement any such moves mooted by army as possible ways to calm terror wave
Senior Israeli official said the government would not approve the transfer of more arms to the Palestinians or approve the release of more security prisoners, Wednesday night, rebuffing a reported IDF proposal to implement the measures as a way to ease tensions.
The comment, by an unnamed source in the Prime Ministers Office close to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, came quickly on the heels of a briefing by a senior IDF official that suggested a series of goodwill gestures to curb a recent wave of terror attacks.
The PMO official said the government would not okay the moves, but did not elaborate, Hebrew-language news site Ynet reported.
The source added that lawmakers would make the granting of building permits to the Palestinians dependent on international recognition for Israeli construction in settlement blocs, heavily-built areas Israel wants to retain in any future peace deal.
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