Paleostinian security services have been destroying secret documents, fearing possible Israeli raids on their offices as the Jewish State weighs annexing parts of the West Bank, Paleostinian security sources confirm.
"We have been ordered to destroy confidential documents in our possession and we have obeyed this order," a security source told AFP on condition of anonymity, saying that the instructions came from "high up."
The statement confirmed reports on Monday of the planned move.
During the Second Intifada, which erupted in the early 2000s and included waves of suicide kabooms, Israeli security forces repeatedly stormed offices of the Paleostinian security services and removed confidential documents.
Several Paleostinian security sources, speaking on condition of anonymity
... for fear of being murdered...
, said the services are concerned that this could happen again if Israel moves ahead with annexation.
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...dictatorial for repealing some (but not all) of the diktats of his predecessor, misogynistic because he likes pretty girls, homophobic because he doesn't think gender bending should be mandatory, truly a man for all seasons......’s Mideast peace plan envisions the annexation by Israel of its settlements and of the Jordan Valley in the West Bank.
One Paleostinian security source, who did not describe the nature of the documents, said the security services began destroying them a month ago, after Paleostinian Authority President the ineffectual Mahmoud Abbas
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said he was ending security coordination with Israel.
Two other security sources said some documents were destroyed after they were scanned and transferred to USB drives, which were then placed in "secret places."
According to the 1993 Oslo Accords, the Paleostinian Authority controls all Paleostinian cities in the West Bank, but the Israeli military can enter them to make arrests, in coordination with local authorities.
But in mid-May, Abbas declared that he no longer felt bound by the treaties, saying that Israel’s annexation plans showed that it was no longer honoring the agreements.
Analysts said the end of security cooperation could inflame unrest in the West Bank.
Paleostinian Authority Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh recently warned of a "hot summer" if Israel goes ahead with its annexation plan.