31.   Taamari said afterward that he had received new instructions from Arafat on ending the standoff but would not give any details.

32.   The mass release follows new instructions sent to prison governors last week, following a number of court cases last year when inmates challenged the length of their sentences.

33.   The new instructions call for stepping up raids, including pre-emptive strikes, against anti-Israeli fighters north of the occupied zone, Israeli officials said last week.

34.   The new instructions call for stepping up raids, including pre-emptive strikes, against anti-Israeli fighters north of the occupied zone, the officials said.

35.   The new instructions call for stepping up raids, including pre-emptive strikes against anti-Israeli fighters north of the buffer zone, officials said last week.