Sharon to release more detainees

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Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon says he intends to free the 400 Palestinian detainees as agreed upon in a February summit, after having frozen part of the deal.

Israel freed 500 prisoners in February as part of understandings reached with Abbas at the 8 February summit when the two sides declared a ceasefire.

But Sharon froze the release of 400 more prisoners, citing Palestinian inaction in disarming other groups.

Palestinians for their part accused Israel of delay tactics and backtracking on the agreement.

al Jazeera