41.   Twenty days of deadly violence between Israel and the Palestinians has led thousands from around the world to cancel vacations, tours and conventions here.

42.   And a seven-year-old boy was killed near the Erez crossing, as the deadly violence spilled over into the Gaza Strip.

43.   Deadly violence flared up again in the Middle East after Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon failed to persuade Washington to boycott Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat in future negotiations.

44.   Even so, deadly violence continued in the Palestinian territories.

45.   Jewish protests would mirror an outburst of deadly violence which erupted late last month in Palestinian areas after Israel opened the new entrance to its archeological tunnel.

46.   Katyusha rockets hit northern Israel from Lebanon on Sunday, provoking an artillery barrage by Israeli forces as the circle of deadly violence escalated, military officials.

47.   Meanwhile, the deadly violence spread to the Gaza Strip.

48.   That said, Powell and others demanded that Arafat show his leadership by taking immediate steps to end weeks of deadly violence.

49.   The closure of the border post in the southern tip of the Gaza Strip came amid a new spiral of deadly violence in Israel and the Palestinian territories.