11.   Overnight, Israeli special forces in the West Bank arrested eight Palestinians suspected of hostile activities, the army said without giving details.

12.   Palestinian gunmen shot at an Israeli bus in the West Bank Wednesday, lightly injuring two passengers, the army said.

13.   Palestinian police, in turn, fired on Israeli troops, but no one was injured in the exchange that lasted several minutes, the army said.

14.   Overnight, government forces clashed overnight with ethnic Albanian rebels crossing into Macedonia from neighboring Kosovo, the army said Thursday.

15.   Paramilitary gunmen were holding about two dozen farm workers hostage east of the capital Wednesday, a day after they were kidnapped, an army general said.

16.   Pentagon says North Korean army losing its edge.

17.   A closure of the town will remain in effect, meaning residents are barred from leaving and entering, the army said.

18.   A Bedouin shepherd has confessed to killing two Israeli women hikers in the West Bank in April, the army said Thursday.

19.   A Bedouin shepherd has confessed to stabbing two Israeli women hikers to death to steal weapons he mistakenly thought they were carrying, the army said Thursday.

20.   A bomb exploded Wednesday near an Israeli post in the Gaza Strip, slightly injuring two soldiers, the army said.