Israeli troops pulled out of the Balata refugee camp near Nablus. Troops redeployed Sunday morning to positions around the camp. The army said that during the four-day operation in the camp, troops arrested suspected terrorists, uncovered a Kassam rocket factory and confiscated rockets and materials for producing explosives. Israeli troops remain in the Jenin refugee camp.
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