31.   But the Israeli army denied this.

32.   But the Israeli army denied any involvement and advised northern Israeli residents to spend the night in bomb shelters to guard against a Hezbollah retaliation.

33.   But the Israeli army denied any involvement and advised people in northern Israel to take shelter overnight and brace for Hezbollah retaliation.

34.   In Israel, the army denied reports of troop activity in the area.

35.   In Jerusalem, the Israeli army denied any involvement in the mine blast, but said it has ordered residents of northern areas into bomb shelters as a precaution.

36.   In Jerusalem, the Israeli army denied its planes flew over south Lebanon.

37.   In Hebron, Palestinian residents also said army tanks fired shells, although the army denied it.

38.   In Papeete, Tahiti, the French army denied that there had been any nuclear test.

39.   Initial Palestinian reports said they were hurt by Israeli tank shells, but the Israeli army denied firing any.

40.   Initial reports from Lebanon had said that some of the Katyusha rockets may have fallen in Israel, but the Israeli army denied the report.