21.   Israel canceled a negotiating session with the Palestinians and sealed off the Gaza Strip Monday after a Jewish settler was shot to death by Palestinians.

22.   Israel seals off borders to Palestinian workers and calls off talks.

23.   Israeli security forces sealed off Ramallah and Bethlehem from the rest of the West Bank, preventing Palestinians from entering or leaving the cities.

24.   Just before Christmas, they said, the military sealed off the village and ordered them to leave.

25.   Laser therapy to seal off leaky blood vessels that damage the retina has proved helpful in some patients.

26.   Late on Tuesday night the army sealed off the Gaza Strip indefinitely, preventing tens of thousands of laborers from reaching their jobs in Israel.

27.   Off the court, she limits photo shoots and commercial requests, sealing off distractions to simplify her life.

28.   Once at the World Bank, police sealed off the square, trapping the demonstrators for more than an hour.

29.   Other settlers described the scene outside Kfar Darom where the twisted remains of a blue transport van lay smouldering while police and soldiers sealed off the area.

30.   Police sealed off the streets near the embassy as members of the special unit entered the diplomatic compound.