Across asia: West Bank

Israeli troops pull out of Nablus

The Israeli army pulled its troops and armored vehicles out of the West Bank city of Nablus early yesterday after a three-day operation targeting Palestinians militants, Palestinians said.

At dawn yesterday no Israeli forces were visible in Nablus. But the army did not confirm the end of the raid, the largest military operation in the West Bank in months, which left tens of thousands of residents in the city's center confined to their homes while troops combed houses and alleys for wanted men.