Israel Boosts Military Presence in West Bank to Quell Violence

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The Israeli army on Monday announced the deployment of a third infantry battalion to the West Bank after two battalions were sent in over the weekend to prevent a further escalation in the recent violence in the disputed territories. A military spokesman said that a battalion from the Givati Brigade was being sent. Two battalions from another unit were deployed on Sunday. A battalion normally has several hundred soldiers. Israeli settlers on the West Bank rioted on Sunday evening following an attack in which two Israeli brothers were killed when their car was fired on earlier in the …

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