Jerusalem, Oct. 26 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reportedly rejected a recommendation from the IDF Chief of Staff Lt Gen Eyal Zamir to end the military operation in the occupied West Bank city of Hebron, despite the army chief's assessment that its objectives had been met.
Israel's Kan public broadcaster reported that the military had wanted to announce the operation's conclusion as early as Saturday night, after completing a day of house searches. Netanyahu, however, insisted that the raid continue ahead of Tuesday's election.
Around 3,000 Palestinians have been displaced from their homes in the Hebron area since the operation began following a shooting attack by Palestinian gunmen at a checkpoint that killed two Israe...