Israeli troops have been pulling out of the Palestinian city of Jenin following one of their biggest West Bank operations in years.
- had discovered underground explosives caches, confiscated 1,000 weapons, and arrested 30 suspects.
The US had urged Israel to take all possible steps to avoid civilian casualties, while the UN said it was"alarmed" at the size of the operation and the strikes inside the refugee camp - home to about 14,000 people.Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video playerThe status of the others is so far unknown, but Israel said it believed no civilians had been killed.
The mission marks Israel's most intense military operation in the West Bank in nearly 20 years and is reminiscent of tactics during the second Palestinian uprising in the early 2000s.Palestinian attacks have killed at least 25 Israelis this year, including four settlers killed in a shooting last month, while over 140 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank.
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