Israel threatened to forcibly remove foreigners from the West Bank city of Ramallah after declaring it a closed military zone. The Israeli military issued a statement saying nonresidents would be removed by force “if necessary,” after more than 40 people who sympathized with Palestinian Authority President Yasser Arafat walked past Israeli tanks into his headquarters.
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