ISRAELI SOLDIERS QUESTION A PALESTINIAN MAN IN HEBRON, 1997-01-15 (photo)

A Palestinian young man shrugs his shoulders as he answers Israeli soldiers' questions January 15 morning as Palestinian women pass by in central Hebron. Hours earlier this morning Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu and Palestinian President Arafat agreed on the deal to handover 80 percent of the city to Palestinians following months of hard negotiations overseen by the United States. In 80 percent of Hebron the Israeli military occupation which lasted almost 30 years will come to a close when the Israeli troop redeployment takes place sometime with the next ten days. Here, near the Jewish settler enclave of Avraham Avinu, Israel will continue to be in charge of security. MIDEAST HEBRON