Israeli troops exit largest West Bank city

Sunday, April 21, 2002

JERUSALEM -- Firing shells into the air, Israeli tanks began pulling out of the largest West Bank city, Nablus, earlier today, hours after leaving parts of Ramallah, scaling back Israel's 3-week-old military offensive.

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