In pictures: Palestinian police enter Bethlehem

1 of 8 Palestinian security forces have reasserted control over the West Bank town of Bethlehem

2 of 8 A Palestinian police officer adjusts his hat in a cracked mirror taped to a window as he gets ready to patrol the town

3 of 8 Officers marched or drove into the centre of town

4 of 8 Bells rang out from the churches in Manger Square as police and other vehicles deployed across town

5 of 8 The roadmap requires Palestinian police to fill security vacuums wherever Israeli troops and tanks pull out

6 of 8 Israeli soldiers appeared delighted to leave the town as they vacated the outskirts of Bethlehem

7 of 8 Police officers had trained hard ahead of the deployment

8 of 8 It is now up to them to enforce the ceasefire announced by militant groups, including Hamas and Islamic Jihad