51.   Israeli security forces arrested eight Palestinians Saturday on suspicion of aiding a senior Islamic militant accused of orchestrating three recent suicide bombings, an Israeli officer said.

52.   Israeli troops searched cars and pedestrians in this Palestinian town Saturday, a day after capturing an Islamic militant who had orchestrated three recent suicide bombings in Israel.

53.   It claimed responsibility for the most recent suicide bombing, a Friday attack in a Jerusalem market that killed six people plus the woman who carried out the attack.

54.   It was not clear if the incident was related to the deadly Israeli attacks on Palestinian areas on Tuesday in retaliation for recent suicide bombings by Palestinian militants.

55.   Israeli soldiers on Monday sealed several West Bank villages as part of their hunt for Islamic militants who plotted two recent suicide bombings in Jerusalem.

56.   Israeli troops searched cars and pedestrians in this Palestinian town on Saturday, a day after capturing an Islamic militant accused of orchestrating three recent suicide bombings in Israel.

57.   New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani met with families of victims of recent suicide bombings in Jerusalem on Sunday within hours of arriving on a solidarity mission.

58.   Negroponte told al-Sharaa that Syria should be more active in condemning recent suicide attacks on Israeli civilians, council diplomats said, speaking on condition of anonymity.

59.   Police say two recent suicides may be linked to the newspaper campaign.

60.   Retaliating for recent suicide bomb attacks, Israeli troops backed by tanks raided the West Bank village of Artas on Tuesday, arresting suspected militants.