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To: stockman_scott who wrote (52746)	6/5/2002 7:36:38 PM
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Israeli Forces Enter West Bank Town Wed Jun 5, 7:30 PM ET RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) - Israeli armored vehicles entered the West Bank town of Ramallah early Thursday, witnesses said, approaching Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (news - web sites)'s office. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. Witnesses said at least two tanks and three armored personnel carriers surrounded Arafat's office compound, and sounds of gunfire could be heard. The incursion followed a Palestinian attack on a bus in Israel's north on Wednesday in which 17 Israelis were killed. A Palestinian drove a car with about 70 kilograms of explosives next to a bus and exploded the bomb, hurling the bus into the air and setting it on fire. The radical Islamic Jihad group claimed responsibility for the attack and said the bomber came from Jenin, a West Bank town near the scene of the bombing. Israeli tanks entered Jenin a few hours later, and Israeli helicopter gunships fired missiles at the town. Israeli officials blamed Arafat for the bombing, charging that he has done nothing to stop the attacks. Some Cabinet ministers called for Arafat's expulsion. Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (news - web sites) delayed his departure for the United States, set for later Thursday, because of the bomb attack. He is now planning to leave Saturday night, his office said, and is to meet U.S. President George W. Bush (news - web sites) in Washington on Monday. story.news.yahoo.com