21.   The bombing threatened to derail the latest U.S. truce mission, just hours after U.S. President George W. Bush said his envoy to the region had made some progress.

22.   The bombing threatened to derail the latest U.S. truce mission, only hours after U.S. President George W. Bush said his envoy to the region had made some progress.

23.   The Palestinian statement said the assailant intended to sabotage a truce mission by U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni.

24.   The renewed violence dealt a blow to a U.S. truce mission.

25.   The renewed tensions came as U.S. President George W. Bush met in Washington with the two Mideast envoys ahead of their truce mission.

26.   The violence left little hope that a U.S. truce mission could still succeed.

27.   The violence left little hope that a U.S. truce mission could succeed.

28.   The violence threatened to scuttle a U.S. truce mission, though U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni was to remain in the region for the time being.

29.   The violence appeared to doom the latest U.S. truce mission, though U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni was to remain in the region for the time being.

30.   The violence appeared to doom the latest U.S. truce mission, though U.S. envoy Anthony Zinni was to remain in the region.