31.   Eight Israeli soldiers have been wounded in fighting throughout the West Bank, the Israeli army said.

32.   Every night, we have wounded soldiers in the command posts.

33.   For whatever reason, Albanians engaged the French in heavy firefights, and in the resulting melee two French soldiers were wounded.

34.   Four soldiers were wounded in the fight, the army said.

35.   French troops there reported being fired on twice on Saturday during routine patrols, and an Italian soldier was wounded in a similar shooting this month.

36.   He had refused to hand over his Alpine villa to armaments workers and wounded soldiers, saying he did not understand why anyone had to fight.

37.   He also said that four British soldiers had been wounded in Afghanistan.

38.   If black soldiers were wounded in action and required emergency blood transfusions, only the plasma of other black soldiers could be used to save their lives.

39.   In an ensuing gun battle, four soldiers were lightly wounded.

40.   In all, nine Israeli soldiers were wounded in the Ramallah and Bethlehem clashes, the army said.