Israelis tighten grip on towns in widest operation in years

Monday, October 22, 2001

JERUSALEM -- Israeli tanks moved deeper into West Bank on Sunday, tightening their grip on biblical Bethlehem and five other towns in the widest operation against the Palestinians in years.

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