11.   In a first gesture, Israel was to ease security closures that have severaly disrupted daily life in the Palestinian areas.

12.   In addition, there have been prolonged security closures during the past four years in response to terror attacks.

13.   In addition, there have been prolonged security closures in the past four years in response to terror attacks.

14.   In January, the U.S. Embassy in Rome had its first security closure in a decade.

15.   In Ramallah, the mediators met with Palestinian experts who have prepared maps, slides and video clips on Israeli settlement expansion, land confiscation and Israeli security closures.

16.   In response, Israel tightens security closures, which only deepens the sense of misery of ordinary Palestinians, they say.

17.   Investment to date has been slow because of continued political instability and Israeli restrictions on Palestinian trade, including prolonged security closures of the West Bank and Gaza.

18.   Israel is still the main perpetrator of human rights violations in the West Bank, Eid said, referring to practices such as house demolitions and security closures.

19.   Israel promised to ease its security closures of the Palestinian areas and redeploy forces in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.

20.   Israel has enforced a security closure of the West Bank and Gaza Strip for months, barring most Palestinians from entering Israel.