31.   Israeli combat helicopters fired on the village of Beit Sahour, next to Bethlehem, in response to Palestinian fire, the army said.

32.   Israeli warplanes and helicopter gunships also flew north on the coast during the night, sparking fire from Lebanese and Palestinian anti-aircraft fire.

33.   Israeli Foreign Ministry official Gideon Meir said that under the new rules, soldiers would not respond to Palestinian fire unless their lives were in danger.

34.   No one in the car was hurt, but the incident drew Palestinian fire, the officials said.

35.   On Sunday, an Israeli border policeman was critically wounded by Palestinian fire and lay trapped in the compound as gunmen prevented Israeli medics from reaching the area.

36.   On Wednesday, Palestinian fire for the first time reached the nearby neighborhood of Malcha, site of a busy shopping mall.

37.   On Friday in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian man who worked as a laborer in a Jewish settlement was killed, apparently by Palestinian fire.

38.   One Palestinian opened fire, and all three were killed by Israeli return fire, the army added.

39.   On Friday, Palestinians threw grenades at an Israeli outpost on the Gaza-Egypt border that is a frequent target of Palestinian fire, the military said.

40.   On Sunday, an Israeli border policeman was critically wounded in the tomb compound and bled to death, as Palestinian fire kept Israeli medics away.