(Ha'aretz) Amos Harel - The IDF Thursday launched a large-scale operation in Hebron with combined ground and armored forces in an effort to capture wanted militants. Military sources said only the long-term presence of significant forces in the city will lead to intelligence gathering that will eventually lead to the arrests of militant leaders. In the past 2 1/2 months, 22 Israelis have died in attacks by Palestinians in the Hebron area.
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