31. Israel continued on Thursday to mount raids into Palestinian cities and towns to kill or seize wanted men. 32. Israel says it invaded Ramallah, like other Palestinian cities and refugee camps, in an effort to uncover weapons laboratories and arrest or kill militants. 33. Israel tightened its blockades of many Palestinian cities Wednesday, including this one. 34. Israel tightened its blockades of many Palestinian cities, including Ramallah. 35. Israeli forces occupy several major Palestinian cities and towns, including Ramallah, Jenin and Bethlehem. 36. It appears that Idris and the two other female bombers came from big Palestinian cities, where life is relatively Westernized. 37. Israel continued its air strikes in Gaza, too, and moved tanks into major Palestinian cities. 38. Israel opened blockades between Palestinian cities and said passage for Palestinians heading into Israel could be reopened if there is calm for two days. 39. Israeli security services have made large-scale preparations for potential violence on that day, even moving tanks into position around Palestinian cities. 40. Israel on Thursday removed some long-standing checkpoints and military blockades of Palestinian cities in the West Bank, but Palestinian officials dismissed the moves as mostly insignificant. |