Israel Sends Four Battalions to West Bank After Settlers Killed
Source: Bloomberg
By Caroline Alexander
October 2, 2015 4:39 AM EDT
Israel sent four army battalions to the West Bank after Palestinian gunmen killed two Israeli settlers in a drive-by shooting that also wounded their children.
An army spokesman said the deployment was intended to prevent an escalation of violence south of the Palestinian city of Nablus, near the Jewish settlement of Itamar, where the killings took place on Thursday. The Israeli military is searching for the gunmen.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed to increase security, saying the killings were the result of Palestinian incitement.
With peace talks between the two sides suspended for more than a year, tensions and violence have risen over the past month, especially at a Jerusalem shrine holy to both Muslims and Jews.
Read more: http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-10-02/israel-sends-four-battalions-to-west-bank-after-settlers-killed?module=TopNews&position=14_headline
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(68,868 posts)bemildred
(90,061 posts)azurnoir
(45,850 posts)complete Palestinian control, so are these 4 battalions deploying im the city in part or are they just sort of laying siege?
msongs
(67,199 posts)Marrah_G
(28,581 posts)If he actually wanted peace. But we all know he doesn't.