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IDF soldiers attempting to carry out an arrest of a terror suspect in the West Bank were attacked by Palestinians with rocks and firebombs. Three Palestinians were reportedly killed in the clashes; as a result of the deaths, Palestinian negotiators said they would not meet with their Israeli counterparts in Jericho. The State Department, however, said no talks had been cancelled. President Abbas and other senior Palestinian officials met with Egypt's foreign minister in Ramallah. A Fatah official said the Palestinian Authority may soon make "painful decisions" against Hamas.