Advertisement | Israel Sends Riot Police To Quell SettlersSeveral Days Of Unrest In West Bank Prompt Government To Act In Wake Of Eviction OrdersJERUSALEM, Dec. 3, 2008  A Palestinian woman is evacuated after she was injured during clashes in the West Bank city of Hebron, Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008. (AP Photo/Nasser Shiyoukhi) 
(AP) Israeli security officials say hundreds of riot police have been sent into the volatile West Bank town of Hebron after several days of unrest. Extremist Jewish settlers have been attacking Palestinians and Israeli soldiers there. Police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld says the paramilitary border police will replace soldiers on duty in the area. He says the police are better trained to deal with the recent clashes. Security officials estimated Wednesday that 300 border police will be deployed in the Hebron area. The unrest has taken place around a house where settlers have holed up in defiance of an Israeli Supreme Court eviction order. It is not clear whether the police were also being deployed to carry out that order. Prime Minister Ehud Olmert said Wednesday that the eviction order will be enforced. © MMVIII The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. | Advertisement  Israel, Hamas, Palestinians Agree To TalksEgypt's U.N. Ambassador Says "Representatives From All Sides" In Gaza Conflict Will Meet In Cairo Thursday |
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