Jewish settlers in Hebron complained about security in the West Bank town during a meeting Sunday with Israel’s deputy defense minister. Ephraim Sneh responded to their complaints, prompted by a shooting attack last week that wounded two settlers, by saying Israel has more soldiers in Hebron than in southern Lebanon.
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