Israeli soldiers retook control of the West Bank city of Nablus on Thursday. Earlier in the week, the soldiers had remained at the outskirts of the city while residents defied an Israeli curfew for four straight days. Confronted by the heightened Israeli presence on Thursday, the Palestinians remained at home.
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