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Israel says it's ending its largest West Bank offensive in years

Residents of the Jenin refugee camp fled their homes as the Israeli military pressed ahead with an operation in the area, in Jenin, West Bank, Tuesday. Palestinian health officials put the Palestinian death toll from the two-day raid at 10. The Israeli military said Israel launched the operation because some 50 attacks over the past year had emanated from Jenin. (Majdi Mohammed/AP)

TEL AVIV — The Israeli military said late Tuesday it was beginning to withdraw troops from the the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.

"Because we obtained most of our goals in, uh, the next hours, I guess we'll finish, the operation," said Chief military spokesman Daniel Hagari. "This chapter will end."

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