51.   Moreover, the land will probably be turned over to Palestinian control when Israel finally carries out its overdue withdrawal from West Bank territory.

52.   Much of the territory scheduled to come under Palestinian control should a deal go through apparently lies in the Judean desert between Hebron and Jerusalem.

53.   Netanyahu is seeking additional promises from the Palestinians, specifically over the issue of how to handle suspected terrorists in territory under Palestinian control.

54.   Most of the Gaza Strip has been turned over and about a third of the West Bank is in total or partial Palestinian control.

55.   Much of this land would eventually be transferred to full Palestinian control provided security guarantees were established.

56.   No Israeli control, no Palestinian control.

57.   One Palestinian official said his side insisted that the Israelis also leave Jenin and Ramallah, two other West Bank cities under Palestinian control that troops entered on Thursday.

58.   On Monday, though, a fresh dispute erupted over Israeli promises to withdraw from parts of the occupied West Bank and turn over territory to Palestinian control.

59.   On Wednesday, Israel turned over five percent of the West Bank to Palestinian control by carrying out a promised military withdrawal.

60.   One figure cited by officials would be to double the area now in Palestinian control, to about half the West Bank.