61.   The Israeli cabinet has given its army free rein to hit hard against the Iranian-backed Hezbollah, which spearheads resistance to the Israeli occupation.

62.   The Israeli cabinet is to meet soon to reassess it ties with the Palestinian Authority.

63.   The Israeli cabinet on Sunday agreed to set up a special task force to crack down on Jewish extremists following the assassination of prime minister Yitzhak Rabin.

64.   The Israeli cabinet ratified on Sunday the accords which include a four-stage redeployment of Israeli forces on the West Bank over about two years.

65.   The Israeli cabinet was later to vote on the declaration, which was leaked to the press, and then publish it officially.

66.   The Israeli cabinet was to meet Monday to discuss a suspension of the work on land which Palestinians from the nearby village of El Khader say belongs to them.

67.   The Israeli cabinet will hold a meeting on Wednesday on a new trade agreement with the European Union after major differences emerged Sunday, officials said.

68.   The Israeli cabinet, which normally meets on Sunday, put the meeting on the draft law back to Monday because of a religious holiday.

69.   The Israeli cabinet already ratified the accords which include a four-stage redeployment of Israeli forces on the West Bank over about two years and self-rule elections.

70.   The Israeli cabinet expressed major doubts over the arrests claim.