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Israelis storm Arafat's compound
GAZA, June 5 (UPI) -- Israeli armored vehicles entered early Thursday the compound of Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in the West Bank town of Ramallah, Palestinian security sources said. Fierce clashes were reported between Israeli troops and Arafat's guards. Medical sources said at least 30 Palestinians suffered injuries. Several tanks and bulldozers rolled into the area as other tanks patrolled Ramallah. There was constant gunfire and heavy shelling in Arafat's compound, Saeb Erakat, a senior Palestinian negotiator, told CNN. Arafat, who was in his office at the time of the incursion, told Erakat to contact officials from the United States, Europe and the United Nations in an effort to end the military operation. The Israeli military had no immediate comment. The Israeli incursion came hours after a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated a car packed with explosives next to a crowded bus in northern Israel, leaving at least 17 people dead and 37 wounded.

posted by West 6:19 PM