Israel Begins West Bank Pullout, but Stops Short of U.S. Demand
In contrast to the high daily tolls of recent days and weeks, the day's violence seemed tame. The Israeli army said it killed three Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including one who was purportedly trying to lay a bomb. Also in Gaza, a Palestinian mother and her four children were killed when a mine exploded under their donkey cart. The Palestinians blamed Israel, Israel denied anything to do with it.

In Ramallah, the last tanks Israeli tanks withdrew in the morning, ending a 72-hour occupation by a lethal Israeli force of armor and elite infantry that was marked by incessant gunplay. After lying low for three days, residents crowded into the streets to examine flattened cars, smashed-in doorways, tank-scarred streets and other debris of the operation.

Long funeral processions wound through central streets for the last four of the 13 Palestinians killed in the town. Following the flag-draped bodies, gunmen squeezed off long bursts of automatic fire into the air to reaffirm their daring and defiance after the three-day ordeal.

The tanks were nowhere to be seen. But Palestinians said they had only withdrawn to nearby settlements and bases, and could be back in minutes.
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