41.   Several incidents in which Palestinian youths threw rocks or firebombs were reported Thursday, but none flared out of control.

42.   The accord became unsettled last month as Israel refused to release Palestinian prisoners it considered terrorists, prompting several violent confrontations from stone-throwing Palestinian youths.

43.   The bloody scene occurred when Israeli police fired rubber bullets in attempts to disperse Palestinian youths.

44.   The day opened with tensions riding high after clashes on Thursday between Palestinian youths and Israeli soldiers at the entrance to Bethlehem.

45.   The formal conflict now pits the nationalist Palestinian youths against the soldiers who represent the Israeli occupation, would-be state against state.

46.   The funeral procession led to the junction where Palestinian youths hurled stones and firebombs.

47.   The fights began after the funeral of a Palestinian youth who died in Israeli detention.

48.   The Palestinian police were seen at various flash points trying to break up demonstrations and to stop Palestinian youths from throwing stones and molotov cocktails at Israeli soldiers.

49.   The message describes comments reportedly made at the funerals of four Palestinian youths killed in the West Bank.

50.   They looked out, as they recalled later, and saw a crowd of Palestinian youths blocking the road and closing in on them.