Four Palestinian civilians and an Israeli soldier were killed in fighting Tuesday in Ramallah and Bethlehem. As Israel’s Operation Protective Wall entered its fifth day, some 200 Palestinians surrendered after Israeli tanks and helicopters shelled the fortified headquarters of the West Bank security chief, Jibril Rajoub.
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