"The movement of private vehicles (between towns) will be possible after the issuing of special authorisations" by the military authorities, an Israeli army statement said.
The statement also confirmed the re-establishment of public transportation between towns.
However the easing of restrictions will not apply to Nablus and Jenin, in the northern West Bank.
Israel sealed off the West Bank after a massive suicide bomb in the northern town of Haifa a month ago but the army chief of staff General Moshe Yaalon said last week that the blockade was proving counterproductive by encouraging extremism, including in traditionally quieter Palestinian areas.
Yaalon also accused Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's government of not doing enough to consolidate the position of former Palestinian premier Mahmud Abbas by implementing goodwill measures before his resignation last month.
His comments angered members of Sharon's right-wing cabinet, who charged Yaalon had overstepped his prerogatives and undermined the Israeli's premier's international standing.
The army chief was even summoned by Defence Minister Shaul Mofaz, who scolded him over his subversive comments but obtained no apology or retraction.
Israeli authorities permitted on Sunday about 10 000 Palestinians living in the Gaza Strip to cross the border for work. – Sapa-AFP.
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