IDF and Palestinian gunmen exchange fire in W.Bank

By JERUSALEM POST STAFF
Israeli troops surrounded a five-story building in the West Bank city of Ramallah early Thursday, exchanging fire with Palestinian gunmen inside, Palestinian security officials said. There were no immediate reports of casualties. The troops arrived before dawn, surrounding the building and called on all the residents to come out. Several gunmen refused and then the gunfire erupted, the security officials said.