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| Israeli military raids Ramallah | Israeli military raids Ramallah |
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| Israeli forces have entered the West Bank town of Ramallah, sparking clashes with Palestinian militants that have left four people dead and 20 hurt. | |
| Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers blocked off streets near the central Manara Square and a helicopter is reported to have opened fire. | Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers blocked off streets near the central Manara Square and a helicopter is reported to have opened fire. |
| Gunfire and explosions were heard in the area. | Gunfire and explosions were heard in the area. |
| An Israeli spokeswoman told the AP news agency that four Palestinian suspects had been held. | An Israeli spokeswoman told the AP news agency that four Palestinian suspects had been held. |
| The agency quoted a Palestinian security official as saying the target of the Israeli raid was a leading militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, an armed group linked to the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. | The agency quoted a Palestinian security official as saying the target of the Israeli raid was a leading militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade, an armed group linked to the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. |
| Ramallah, the West Bank's second largest town, houses the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority. | Ramallah, the West Bank's second largest town, houses the headquarters of the Palestinian Authority. |
| 'Undermining' peace | |
| Television images showed men throwing stones at the Israeli vehicles as they cleared a path through the streets of Ramallah. | |
| Ambulances took away the injured. Hospital sources in Ramallah confirmed that four people had been killed in the Israeli raid, that lasted for roughly an hour. | |
| As dusk fell and the Israeli vehicles left Ramallah, hundreds of Palestinians took to the streets, chanting slogans. | |
| Israel agreed to a truce with Palestinian militants in Gaza in November but sporadic clashes have continued in the West Bank. | Israel agreed to a truce with Palestinian militants in Gaza in November but sporadic clashes have continued in the West Bank. |
| Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert and the Egyptian President, Hosni Mubarak, are to meet shortly in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh in an effort to revive the peace process. | |
| Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Israel's incursion was "undermining" peace efforts. | |
| He accused Israel of bringing "destruction and havoc" to Ramallah. |