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Israel presses on with hunt for West Bank militants, locals flee
Updated On: 05 July, 2023 08:10 AM IST | Jenin | Agencies
The large-scale raid of the Jenin camp, which began Monday, has claimed at least 10 lives so far
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Palestinian demonstrators wave their national flag as others burn tyres during a protest. Pic/AP
Israeli troops pressed ahead with their hunt for Palestinian militants and weapons in a West Bank refugee camp Tuesday, after military bulldozers tore through alleys and thousands of residents fled to safety. The two-day Palestinian death toll rose to 10.
The large-scale raid of the Jenin camp, which began Monday, is one of the most intense military operations in the occupied West Bank in nearly two decades. It bore hallmarks of Israeli military tactics during the second Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s and came as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu faces growing pressure from his ultranationalist political allies for a tough response to recent attacks on Israeli settlers, including a shooting last month that killed four people.
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