31.   A former Israeli security officer was accused last year of selling Palestinians dozens of assault rifles stolen from an arsenal on a kibbutz near the Lebanese border.

32.   A huge Israeli security cordon stifles most Palestinian protest.

33.   A few minutes later, the first Palestinian car drove up to be checked by Israeli security personnel wearing white gloves that can detect traces of explosives.

34.   A senior Israeli security official said that Hezbollah, the Shiite Muslim militia based in Lebanon, was believed to be planning a sizable attack on Israeli border positions.

35.   A senior Israeli security official who oversees the protection unit resigned and another was suspended Wednesday as a result of the investigation.

36.   A senior Israeli official attributed the drop to tightened Israeli security and international pressure on Arafat.

37.   A senior Israeli security officer said Israel was becoming disturbed about the various layers of secret services that Arafat has established that report directly to him.

38.   A senior Israeli security official warned last week that Israel was likely to invade the Gaza Strip after the next terrorist attack in Israel.

39.   A suicide bombing was apparently averted when Israeli security forces ordered a suspicious vehicle to stop, and it exploded, killing both men inside.

40.   A suspected Palestinian suicide bomber was badly wounded when explosives he was carrying blew up prematurely, Israeli security sources said.