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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 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 said that four wanted Palestinian men had been held. | An Israeli spokeswoman said that four wanted Palestinian men had been held. |
| I am sorry if innocent people were hurt in the operation in Ramallah Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert Olmert meets Mubarak in Egypt | |
| The Associated Press news agency quoted a Palestinian security official as saying the target of the Israeli raid was a leading militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade. | The Associated Press news agency quoted a Palestinian security official as saying the target of the Israeli raid was a leading militant from the al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigade. |
| That armed group is linked to the Fatah party of Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas. | That armed group is 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 | 'Undermining' peace |
| Television images showed men throwing stones at the Israeli vehicles as they cleared a path through the streets of Ramallah. | Television images showed men throwing stones at the Israeli vehicles as they cleared a path through the streets of Ramallah. |
| Israeli military vehicles cleared Ramallah's streets of traffic | Israeli military vehicles cleared Ramallah's streets of traffic |
| 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. | 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. | 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 apologized for the civilian casualties in the latest raid, after talks with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheik. | |
| "I am sorry if innocent people were hurt in the operation in Ramallah," Mr Olmert said | |
| The BBC's Bethany Bell in Jerusalem says many Palestinians will regard the raid as a very public display of Israeli strength at the time of the summit. | The BBC's Bethany Bell in Jerusalem says many Palestinians will regard the raid as a very public display of Israeli strength at the time of the summit. |
| Israel described the incursion as "routine". The raid marks the first time Israeli forces have entered Ramallah since May. | Israel described the incursion as "routine". The raid marks the first time Israeli forces have entered Ramallah since May. |
| Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Israel's incursion was "undermining" peace efforts. | Palestinian negotiator Saeb Erekat said Israel's incursion was "undermining" peace efforts. |
| He accused Israel of bringing "destruction and havoc" to Ramallah. | He accused Israel of bringing "destruction and havoc" to Ramallah. |