April 20, 2002

The IDF withdrawals begin in Ramallah, continue in Nablus. In Jenin r.c., a Palestinian is rescued fr. a bulldozed building where he had been trapped for 9 days. A Palestinian gunman shoots, kills an Israeli border policeman at Erez crossing, is then killed by IDF tank fire. A 2d Palestinian dies of injuries received earlier. (NYT, PRCS press release, WP, WT 4/21)