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Wednesday, October 16, 2024
From the Liveblog of
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
IDF boosting presence of troops across West Bank ahead of holiday
Illustrative: An Israeli military helicopter flies overhead during a raid at the al-Faraa camp north of Nablus in the West Bank on October 10, 2024. (JAAFAR ASHTIYEH / AFP)
The IDF says that ahead of the holiday of Sukkot, which begins this evening, it is boosting the presence of troops across the West Bank.
The IDF spokesman says that “following an assessment of the situation,” a number of military companies will be deployed throughout the Central Command area.
Such a move, it says, will “strengthen the defense” of settlements in the area and along the Green Line.
