(Ha'aretz) - IDF troops entered the West Bank city of Jenin Friday in a sweeping operation aimed at arresting wanted men and capturing munitions, in response to the homicide bus bombing Monday by an Islamic Jihad cell operating out of that city. "Recently we eased off Jenin and got the bombing in return," a senior Israeli commander said. "Given the new developments we have to go in massively despite the attendant discomforts to the locals." The operation is expected to last several days.
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