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Ramallah

British  
/ rəˈmælə /

noun

  1. a town in the West Bank, serving as headquarters of the Palestinian National Authority. Pop: 51 000 (2005 est)

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In the nearby West Bank city of Ramallah, 15 kilometres north of Jerusalem, Palestinians mostly carried on with life as usual, with markets in full swing and conversations only occasionally interrupted by overhead blasts.

From Barron's

"I'm trying to go to Jenin, but all the checkpoints are closed. The attack happened in an instant -- we are trapped here", Rajwa Atatra, who had come to Ramallah from the northern city of Jenin to visit her brother, told AFP.

From Barron's

He first visited Israel as prime minister in 2017, later travelling separately to Ramallah.

From Barron's

Months after his 2017 visit to Israel, Modi travelled to Ramallah, seat of the Palestinian Authority.

From Barron's

“Come get me, please,” 6-year-old Hind Rajab pleaded over the phone, in Arabic, to volunteers at the Palestine Red Crescent Emergency Call Center in Ramallah, 56 miles away in the West Bank.

From Los Angeles Times