11.   --Have judges consider their safety before releasing a defendant.

12.   One other defendant has been released until her trial.

13.   One more defendant has been released until her trial.

14.   The presiding judge, Saad Abdel-Wahad, turned down a request to release the defendants on bail.

15.   Those defendants were released on bail or were awaiting arraignment.

16.   Five other defendants have been released after they served their jail terms while another was freed for health reasons.

17.   Five other defendants have been released after they served their prison terms while another was set free for health reasons.

18.   If the key witnesses do not appear, the court may release the defendant, and acquit him for lack of evidence, said military prosecutor Shmuel Fleischman.

19.   All but one of the present defendants have been released after completing their prison terms.

20.   All four defendants were released on bail and the hearing was adjourned until Thursday.