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Article: Israel pulled troops out of West Bank town despite gunfire attack
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- November 5, 2001
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MARK LAVIE, Associated Press Writer
AP Worldstream
11-05-2001
Dateline: TEL AVIV, Israel
Israel pulled tanks and troops out of the West Bank Palestinian town of Qalqilya early Monday, the military said, despite a Palestinian attack in Jerusalem that left two teen-agers dead, one a girl born in the United States.
The Israeli forces withdrew a few hundred meters (yards) to the edge of Palestinian-controlled territory and into Israel, the military said. Qalqilya is on the edge of the West Bank, next to Israel.
Palestinian witnesses said the withdrawal began with six Israeli tanks pulling back from the northern and southern entrances to the town, while tanks in other locations were preparing to ...