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Yesterday, two armed Pals attacked an IDF outpost in the West Bank. The two Pals, and two IDF soldiers, were killed in the shootout.
In a video, Netanyahu said, in Hebrew, that this will be the largest military operation in the West Bank, since the 1967 war.
Israel launches major West Bank operation after soldiers killed
Security forces were searching targets and questioning Palestinians to “locate and dismantle terrorist infrastructure” in the Hebron area from where they said the attackers had emerged, according to a joint statement from the Israeli military and Shin Bet domestic security agency.
The operation “is expected to continue for several days,” the statement, released late on Friday, said.
Visiting Hebron, the premier said he and Defence Minister Israel Katz were “considering a very extensive IDF operation in Judea and Samaria, such as has not been carried out since” the 1967 war.
Far-right Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, who also holds a position within the defence ministry, called for a large-scale military offensive in the West Bank “exactly like in Gaza”.
National Security Minister and far-right firebrand Itamar Ben Gvir said the Ramallah-based “Palestinian Authority must be dismantled”.dawn.com - Israel launches major west bank operation after soldiers killedSteve
