51.   Ten people were seriously wounded in the firefight at an Israeli army outpost near the isolated settlement of Netzarim in Gaza.

52.   The attack was outside Kfar Darom, an isolated Jewish settlement of several hundred settlers.

53.   The army said that what appeared to be mortar shells were fired by Palestinians toward the isolated Jewish settlement of Netzarim in Gaza.

54.   The army stayed in the location to protect Netzarim, an isolated Jewish settlement.

55.   The children were coming from the isolated Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom.

56.   The convoy was accompanied by Israeli military vehicles and heading for the isolated settlement of Netzarim, south of Gaza City, said Netzarim spokesman Shlomo Kostiner.

57.   The government is frustrated because it is unable to defend isolated settlements in Gaza and fears the situation will only be worse in the West Bank.

58.   The Israeli army said it opened fire on Deir el-Ballah after shots were fired from there toward the isolated Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom.

59.   The Israeli leader also fears that isolated settlements will become easy targets for Palestinian militants.

60.   The Palestinian Authority also tried unsuccessfully to block trucks carrying construction materials from reaching the isolated settlement of Netzarim, the Israeli daily Hatsofe reported.