1.   How the gas tank remained intact is still a mystery.

2.   Israeli checkpoints blocked travel between West Bank cities, and tanks remained dug in opposite the towns, which are under Palestinian self-rule.

3.   Still, tanks remained poised on the border of the Gaza Strip and reservists were undergoing special training for the mission, signalling that an attack could come soon.

4.   Palestinians refuse to meet Israelis while tanks remain on Palestinian territory.

5.   An Israeli tank remained outside the compound and a white balloon with surveillance cameras floated above, anchored to Manger Square by ropes.

6.   But no time was named, and Yugoslav army tanks remained poised to strike at rebel positions.

7.   Hours after the incursion, an Israeli flag had been raised at one of the destroyed outposts and two tanks still remained in the area, the police said.

8.   In some towns, tanks remained on the outskirts, while in others, they entered densely populated neighborhoods.

9.   Israeli tanks remained in parts of northern Gaza seized early Wednesday, after Palestinians fired two Qassam rockets at the nearby Israeli town of Sderot, wounding an infant.

10.   Israeli tanks remain in areas of Ramallah, Tulkarem, Jenin and Qalqilya.