1.   An army spokesman said that the security vetting of personnel was a normal procedure in all defence forces.

2.   An army spokesman said the curfew would continue until further notice, but army radio said it would be lifted on Sunday.

3.   An army spokesman quoted by Agence France-Presse news agency said that soldiers had been attacked while pitching camp at Kaguitt.

4.   The British commander, Maj Alan Abraham, decided the situation was getting too dangerous, said Maj Martin Waters, an army spokesman.

5.   Also in the Gaza Strip, a Palestinian laborer killed his Israeli employer near a checkpoint leading to the Jewish settlement of Rafiah Yam, an army spokesman said.

6.   An army spokesman said Friday night that it had not yet been determined whether the workers were killed by shrapnel from the grenade or by police bullets.

7.   An Israeli army spokesman refused to comment on the report.

8.   An Israeli army spokesman said that air force pilots reported hits on guerrilla targets used for training and launching attacks on Israel.

9.   An Israeli army spokesman said the army would have to check on the shooting, a response usually given to questions about specific fatalities.

10.   An Israeli army spokesman was unable to furnish the number of Palestinian homes that have been used by soldiers.