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Sunday, February 25, 2007

Israeli Troops Uncover Explosives Labs, Weapons Caches in Large West Bank Raid

FOXNews.com

NABLUS, West Bank — The largest Israeli raid in the West Bank for months entered its second day with tens of thousands of Palestinians confined to their Nablus homes as soldiers searched the a crowded, poor section for suspected militants.

The military said soldiers uncovered the second explosives laboratory in the city in two days on Sunday, pledging to maintain the open-ended sweep through the overcrowded warren of paths and streets in Nablus until it fulfills its goal — nabbing the city's top militants and heading off attacks against Israelis.


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Palestinian officials charged the offensive threatened efforts to restart peace negotiations.