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West Bank on the edge after Israeli raids, rocket attacks

Israel’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant signaled that the military would stop its airstrikes if Palestinian militant groups halted rocket attacks, a day after the deadliest Israeli raid in decades raised the prospect of a major flare-up in fighting. Gallant's instruction to the military to prepare for new strikes in the Gaza Strip “if necessary” also appeared to leave open the possibility that the violence would subside. Midday prayers at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque compound passed in relative calm.