11.   The observers said they heard mortar fire which they assumed was coming from police positions.

12.   Police positions in the area were attacked three times in the past week.

13.   After the shooting, Ranaan Gissin, spokesman for Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, said there had been firing from the Palestinian police position before Israeli forces attacked it.

14.   Also in Gaza, Israeli forces briefly entered Palestinian territory and destroyed two police positions before withdrawing, Palestinians said.

15.   Also in Gaza, Israeli forces on land briefly entered Palestinian territory and destroyed two police positions before withdrawing, Palestinians said.

16.   Earlier Wednesday, in a separate attack, Albanian rebels opened sniper fire on police positions in the nearby village of Lucane.

17.   Early Friday, soon after the shooting, Israeli tanks shelled Palestinian police positions near Ramallah.

18.   Early Wednesday, insurgents fired mortars at police positions near the northern city of Kumanovo, military spokesman Blagoja Markovski said.

19.   Early Wednesday, Palestinian policemen returned to the area briefly held by Israeli troops, inspecting the ruins of one of six police positions razed by bulldozers.

20.   Earlier Sunday, Israeli forces briefly entered Palestinian territory and destroyed two police positions before withdrawing, Palestinians said.