Israel Deploys More Troops in West Bank After 6 Die, Plans Extensive Operation
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Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jul 24
Israel Deploys More Troops in West Bank After 6 Die, Plans Extensive Operation
3 articles · Updated · KCRA Sacramento · Jul 24
Summary
Two Israeli soldiers and four Palestinians were killed Friday after a settler was shot dead near Tell, prompting Israel to lock down parts of the northern West Bank and widen troop deployments around Nablus.
Israeli forces said they were hunting Palestinians suspected of attacking Israelis, detained two men in a Nablus raid and were preparing an "extensive" counterterror operation.
Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Israel Katz ordered reinforcements and punitive steps in Tell, including razing suspects' homes, seizing weapons and revoking work permits; Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich urged evacuations and demolitions in nearby villages.
Videos verified by the military showed armed civilians and a soldier confronting Palestinians in a field, then later troops firing at men already on the ground, leaving key details of the killings unresolved.
Five villages around Nablus were attacked by settlers Friday, extending a broader surge in West Bank violence this year that has killed 87 Palestinians, including 21 by settlers.