ISRAEL FREEZES DEMOLITION OF PALESTINIAN VILLAGE IN WEST BANK

KHAN AL-AHMAR, WEST BANK: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has frozen plans to demolish a strategically-located Bedouin village in the occupied West Bank, his office said Sunday.the surprise move came as Israeli forces were completing preparations for the eviction and demolition of Khan al-ahmar. While it has raised the ire of Netanyahu’s coalition partners, the village’s Palestinian residents remain skeptical that an amicable solution was possible. “The intention is to give a chance to the negotiations and the offers we received from different bodies, including in recent days,” a statement from Netanyahu’s office said.