111.   The new negotiations on Monday will be limited to elections to an autonomy council.

112.   The Palestinian delegation had yet to arrive for the talks on elections to an autonomy council due to run the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

113.   The Palestinians answered Israeli questions about proposals presented last week about how the autonomy council would be set up and work, PLO delegation chief Saeb Erakat told AFP.

114.   The negotiations centre on an Israeli army redeployment away from Palestinian population centres, elections to an autonomy council and a transfer of civil powers on the West Bank.