Four dead, 20 wounded as Israeli army rolls into Ramallah

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) — Four Palestinians were killed in a major Israel army operation in the West Bank city of Ramallah that was slammed by the Palestinians as impeding efforts to restart the stalled Middle East peace process. Yussef Abdel Khader, 23, Khalil al-Badawi, 20, Ala al-Himran in his 20s, and Jamal Jawela, 29, were mortally wounded in gunfire that erupted after more than a dozen jeeps and several bulldozers, backed up by two helicopters, rolled into the center of the city.

The four later died of their wounds in hospital, medics said. More than 20 people were wounded as a result, and three remained in critical condition in Ramallah hospitals. An Israeli army spokeswoman said that forces had conducted an arrest operation and detained "four wanted Palestinians."...