11.   Palestinian sources still say it works well at ground level, but that it runs into political difficulty on the Israeli side.

12.   Palestinian sources widely reported Friday that Arafat had threatened to pack his bags in the face of mounting pressure to accept painful compromises in the negotiations.

13.   Quoting unnamed Palestinian sources, he says that the hijacking was a setup concocted by the German authorities hoping to protect their country from further terrorism.

14.   So did another Palestinian source.

15.   The Palestinian source said Arafat would accept separate, parallel sessions on security and political issues.

16.   The Palestinian Authority and the militant wing of Hamas have been engaged in negotiations for an end to terrorist operations, Palestinian sources reported.

17.   Three other Palestinians, one a member of the military wing of the militant Islamic group Hamas, were killed in Bethlehem by Israeli fire, Palestinian sources said.

18.   Tuesday also saw at least three Palestinians killed, according to Palestinian sources.

19.   Other Palestinian sources said Samhadaneh arrived Thursday night in a boat with five other fugitives.

20.   Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat called Benjamin Netanyahu after the attack to express his condolences, said Palestinian sources, who spoke anonymously.