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Israel presses ahead with West Bank operation as election approaches

TEL AVIV: The Israeli military pressed ahead on Sunday with a massive military operation in the occupied West Bank that has displaced hundreds of Palestinians and placed major restrictions on movement in response to a gun attack last week that killed two Israeli soldiers and wounded three others. The operation, focused on the city of Hebron, the site of Friday’s attack, came as Israel enters the final days before a tense election, which is largely seen as a referendum on current Prime Minister B