(22 Mar 2005) SHOTLIST 1. Militants arriving by car in the centre of Tulkarem 2. Al-Aqsa martyrs' brigades gunman stepping out of car 3. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Vox Pop, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militant: (NOT VERBATIM) "I am satisfied that the Israelis are pulling out of Tulkarem." 4. Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militants 5. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Vox Pop, Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades militant: (NOT VERBATIM) "I am happy about the pullout but there is a lot more to be done." 6. Gunman shooting in the air 7. Militants leaving city centre 8. Gunman shooting in the air 9. Various of Palestinian security forces cars passing 10. Wide shot of people in the street 11. Cars arriving at Tulkarem District Coordination Office 12. Palestinian officers arriving 13. Israeli soldiers standing at the entrance to the District Coordination Office 14. Israeli and Palestinian officers leaving meeting 15. SOUNDBITE (Arabic) Said Fasha, Palestinian Commander: "We have signed an agreement this evening and starting from now, the Palestinians are taking control over the city's security." (Question: When?) "Tonight." 16. Soldiers on phone 17. SOUNDBITE (English) Colonel Tamir Hayman, Israeli Commander: "We have agreed upon the transfer of the security responsibility on the Tulkarem area starting from this evening at eight a clock, after long discussions with the Palestinian side. We have agreed on most issues and decided to postpone a few, several issues, that remain open to two weeks or four weeks from now. I hope that this is a step (towards) a new era, of better responsibility and better situation of security for our people, both people." 18. Hayman leaving STORYLINE Israelis and Palestinians on Monday reached a deal about handing over security control of the West Bank town of Tulkarem, a boost for a fledgling peace process that has repeatedly bogged down over security issues. After the agreement was announced, Palestinians celebrated in Tulkarem, with gunmen firing weapons in the air as Palestinian police watched without taking action. The handover could help Palestinian officials carry out a new directive restricting weapons in the hands of militants, who insist they'll comply only if Israel withdraws from West Bank towns. Israeli and Palestinian security officers reached the compromise over the handover in two meetings on Monday. Senior Israeli commander Colonel Tamir Hayman said that Palestinian police would be in control of the area as of Monday evening and the main roadblock in front of Tulkarem would be dismantled on Tuesday morning, completing the process. The main sticking point of Monday's talks were two villages north of Tulkarem, where Israel says the Islamic Jihad cell responsible for a February 25 suicide bombing that killed five Israelis in Tel Aviv operates. Israeli officials said Israel would remain in control of the two villages for now, with the intent of handing them over later. Tulkarem is the second of five towns to be handed back to Palestinian security as part of an agreement to end four years of bloodshed announced at a summit meeting in Egypt on February 8 by Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas and Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. In the six weeks since the summit, violence has dropped considerably. But not all confidence-building measures, transfer of the towns and release of additional Palestinian prisoners have been implemented, renewing suspicions. Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP_Archive Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/APArchives ​​ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/cc6773ad0b2cf8ca9b944f1f709d8034

• published: 21 Jul 2015
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