31.   Orlando Soriano, a former army general who is the chief government peace negotiator with the MILF, says the clashes will not impede the preliminary peace talks.

32.   Palestinian and Israeli peace negotiators suspended talks Sunday to wait for U.S. proposals to get them back on track, a senior Palestinian negotiator said.

33.   Palestinian peace negotiator Yasser Abed Rabbo said there would be no deal on Hebron until Netanyahu proved that he respected the agreements already signed.

34.   Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said Israel had not informed the Palestinians of their decision not to attend the Washington summit.

35.   Palestinian peace negotiators have complained to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over the quarry plans.

36.   Palestinian spokesman Hanan Ashrawi said Palestinians had been given assurances by Israeli peace negotiators that the Orient House and other institutions would not be harmed.

37.   Peace negotiators have twice postponed a decision on whether the Muslim-Croat or Serb half of Bosnia should control the town.

38.   Palestinian parliament speaker Ahmed Qureia, also a senior peace negotiator, rejected the idea of another interim agreement.

39.   Palestinian peace negotiator and parliament speaker Ahmed Qureia underwent emergency heart surgery early Tuesday morning, his second heart operation in a week, his office said.

40.   Palestinian peace negotiator Saeb Erekat said Israel had not informed the Palestinians of their decision to not attend the Washington summit.