At least 13 Palestinians and one Israeli soldier died in the West Bank operation targeting a refugee camp
They also said five rockets launched by militants in the Gaza Strip into Israel had been intercepted as tensions remained high.
Israeli prime minister Binyamin Netanyahu indicated the West Bank operation, one of the most intense in the territory in nearly two decades, was nearing its end. But he vowed to carry out similar offensives in the future. Israel struck the camp, known as a bastion of Palestinian militants, on Monday in an operation it said was aimed at destroying and confiscating weapons. Palestinian health officials said 13 Palestinians had been killed and dozens wounded.
The military said it had confiscated thousands of weapons, bomb-making materials and caches of money. Weapons were found in militant hideouts and civilian areas alike, in one case beneath a mosque, the military said.
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