Israel army says boosting presence in West Bank, near Gaza

Israeli security forces monitor Palestinian demonstrators protesting near the West Bank village of Tubas, near the Jordan Valley, in the occupied West Bank on January 29, 2020, during a demonstration against the US President Donald Trump's peace proposals. (AFP)

• The reinforcements came after Trump announced the peace plan Tuesday
• The statement used biblical terms in reference to the West Bank

JERUSALEM: Israel’s army said Wednesday it was deploying reinforcements in the West Bank and near the Gaza border, amid Palestinian anger over US President Donald Trump’s peace plan.
“Following the ongoing situation assessment, it has been decided to reinforce the Judea and Samaria and Gaza Divisions with additional combat troops,” the army said, using the biblical terms for the West Bank.