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Israel Seals Off Biggest Palestinian City After Deadly Attacks
Source: ABC News
Israel Seals Off Biggest Palestinian City After Deadly Attacks
By MOLLY HUNTER Jerusalem — Jul 1, 2016, 2:33 PM ET
Israel is bolstering its troop presence and sealing off Hebron, the occupied West Bank’s biggest city, after a 13 year-old Israeli-American girl was stabbed in her bed by a 17 year-old Palestinian teenager on Thursday, and an Israeli man was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting Friday.
"The lethality of the attacks in the past 24 hours have led to a step up in the need to prevent attacks from spilling out on the streets," Israeli Military spokesman Peter Lerner told reporters on a conference call Friday.
These are "the most substantial steps we've taken on the ground" since 2014, Lerner added.
Nearly 700,000 Palestinians will be confined to the boundaries of the Hebron district, except for humanitarian emergencies.
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By MOLLY HUNTER Jerusalem — Jul 1, 2016, 2:33 PM ET
Israel is bolstering its troop presence and sealing off Hebron, the occupied West Bank’s biggest city, after a 13 year-old Israeli-American girl was stabbed in her bed by a 17 year-old Palestinian teenager on Thursday, and an Israeli man was shot and killed during a drive-by shooting Friday.
"The lethality of the attacks in the past 24 hours have led to a step up in the need to prevent attacks from spilling out on the streets," Israeli Military spokesman Peter Lerner told reporters on a conference call Friday.
These are "the most substantial steps we've taken on the ground" since 2014, Lerner added.
Nearly 700,000 Palestinians will be confined to the boundaries of the Hebron district, except for humanitarian emergencies.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/International/israel-seals-off-west-banks-biggest-city-13/story?id=40284513
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