31.   Israel and the PLO have postponed until Tuesday a new round of negotiations in Cairo aimed at extending Palestinian autonomy, an Israeli diplomat said here.

32.   Israel proposes to continue talks on extending autonomy, including a redeployment outside Bethlehem and Ramallah, after the signing of a partial accord, Haaretz said.

33.   Israeli and PLO negotiators have been unable to strike a deal to extend autonomy across the West Bank in time for the midnight Saturday deadline, Palestinian sources said.

34.   Israeli ministers warned afterwards that the Palestinian Authority must take more effective action against Islamic militants if talks on extending autonomy on the West Bank were to continue.

35.   International aid has arrived at a trickle, while negotiations with Israel on extending autonomy have been delayed.

36.   Israeli troops are to make a partial withdrawal from Hebron in March as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy across the West Bank.

37.   Israeli troops were to withdraw partially from Hebron in March as part of the accord extending Palestinian autonomy to the Gaza Strip and towns on the West Bank.

38.   Israel has agreed to pull out of the towns, as well as Jenin and Nablus, when an agreement is struck to extend autonomy.

39.   Israel has pledged to release several hundred prisoners when an agreement is signed to extend autonomy across the West Bank and several hundred more after Palestinian elections.

40.   Israel and the PLO are currently negotiating a deal to extend Palestinian autonomy in the occupied West Bank.