NATALIE ALLEN, CNN ANCHOR: Back to the Middle East. The West Bank town of Ramallah was the scene of more violent clashes today. Palestinian demonstrators threw rocks and firebombs while Israeli troops responded with tear gas and rubber-coated bullets. CNN's Ben Wedeman was a witness to today's fighting. He joins us now -- Ben?</s>BEN WEDEMAN, CNN CORRESPONDENT: Yes, Natalie, this clash began following the funeral of Abdul Hamid Zuck (ph), who's a resident of a nearby village, a village near Ramallah. And the funeral took place earlier in the morning. And afterwards, youths, Palestinian youths, made their way towards the northern end of Ramallah, where there is an Israeli position. And we saw, as they came towards, just one loan Israeli jeep. Within minutes, there were several more. The youths started to throw rocks in their direction, the Israeli soldiers began firing back. And this went on basically for about six or seven hours. What's significant is that, normally, the Israeli jeeps are placed at the very end of Ramallah. They moved much closer toward the city; very close, in fact, to the first Palestinian position, which is essentially the line of demarcation between the Israeli-controlled area and the Palestinian controlled area. And once the fighting began, really it was fairly static for a long time. The Palestinian youth threw rocks and other objects, including Molotov cocktails, in the direction of the Israelis. The Israelis responded with rubber-coated steel bullets, concussion grenades, and also tear gas as well. Yes?</s>ALLEN: Ben Wedeman on the crisis in the Middle East. Ben, thank you.
Crisis in the Middle East: Violent Clashes Continue in West Bank