21.   In response, Israeli tanks advanced on the nearby Palestinian town of Beit Lahia, and Palestinian witnesses said they heard intense shooting in the area.

22.   Moti Hasson said he was dancing when he heard the shooting.

23.   No shooting could be heard.

24.   No shooting could be heard Sunday, but it was impossible to ascertain if the security action was proceeding elsewhere.

25.   Residents of nearby houses, hearing the shooting, fired back.

26.   Reporters in the Kosovo village Debelde across the border said they heard the shooting and saw around a dozen Albanian rebels running accross the mountainside.

27.   Residents heard some shooting, possibly from the withdrawing tanks, they said.

28.   She said she and several friends, fearful their children were in danger, left her apartment and went into the street when they heard the shooting.

29.   Scattered shooting was heard as the victors sought out snipers from small lanes between the dusty mud or raw brick buildings.

30.   Security guards heard the shooting but only saw him fleeing, the report said.